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Burial Society Torah shield with dedicatory inscription on crown
Lost Art-ID
573046
Title
Burial Society Torah shield with dedicatory inscription on crown
Place of manufacture
Vienna, Austrian Empire
Dating
1851
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Silver / repoussé, and engraved
Height
32.00 cm
Width
26.00 cm
Inventory number
B50.02.0378;148/084
Description
Object Name: Torah shield
Subject: Torah shields
The Hebrew inscriptions mention that the shield was donated by Rivka to the local Burial Society so that Yizkor (the memorial prayer) will be said on the High Holidays for generations to come for her late husband Yitzhak and for her, at the end of a long life; the Hebrew year; the Ten Commandments; "Sabbath"
Holding
Judaica
Provenance
Received through JRSO (Jewish Restitution Successor Organization)
Wiesbaden collecting point number: 3598
Published since
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