Torah Shield
Jewish
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Jewish. Torah Shield, late 19th century. Silver gilt, 14 3/8 x 10 3/4 x 1 in. (36.5 x 27.3 x 2.5cm). Assigned to the Brooklyn Museum by Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc., L50.26.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Torah Shield
Date
late 19th century
Geography
Place made: Austro-Hungarian Empire
Medium
Silver gilt
Classification
Dimensions
14 3/8 x 10 3/4 x 1 in. (36.5 x 27.3 x 2.5cm)
Inscriptions
Inscribed on finial in Hebrew: "For Yom Kippur" [see catalogue sheet for Hebrew]
Credit Line
Assigned to the Brooklyn Museum by Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc.
Accession Number
L50.26.2
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