Lot 17
  • 17

A Challah Cover, 19th century

Estimate
500 - 700 USD
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Description

  • 20 x 20 inches
crocheted cotton (shown photographed on a black ground).
height 22 1/2 in.; width 24 in.
57.1 cm; 61 cm

Embellished with Hebrew inscriptions in honor of the Sabbath and the opening words of the Kiddush prayer. Further decorated with a wine decanter and goblet and two candelabras for the Sabbath candles as well as floral motifs. A similar example in the collection of the Joods Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, (JHM 1136).

RELATED LITERATURE:
Daniel M. Swetschinski, Orphan Objects: Facets of the Textiles Collection of the Joods Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, 1997, p.109

Condition

Slight overall staining.
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