Lot 78
  • 78

An Italian embroidered Torah mantle, late 17th-early 18th Century

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • 30 x 20 inches
multicolored silk thread embroidered on canvas, predominantly brickstitch trimmed with silk braided fringe.
height 29 in.; width 16 1/2 in.
73.6 cm; 41.9 cm

This richly colored Torah mantle, decorated with floral bouquets  including lilies, carnations, tulips and roses is stylistically closely related to a Torah ark curtain dated 1686 in the collection of the Jewish Museum NY (181-319).


related literature:



Vivian B. Mann, ed., Gardens and Ghettos: The Art of Jewish Life in Italy, 1989, fig. 186, item #151

Condition

Scattered losses, mainly in flowers. In fair to good condition.
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