- Object Name:
- Torah Binder
- Place Made:
- Germany
- Date:
- 1750 (date of inscription)
- Medium:
- Linen: embroidered with silk thread
- Dimensions:
- 8 × 77 1/4 in. (20.3 × 196.2 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 4612
Not On View
This beautifully embroidered Torah binder is filled with charming animals and birds, but is missing its first section, which would have listed the name of the boy on whose behalf it was dedicated. The date of his birth and the name of his father, Alexander Segal, however, are inscribed in Hebrew on the surviving sections. The baby was born on the day after the harvest holiday of Shavuot in the year [5]510 [=June 12, 1750], under the sign of Gemini. The zodiac symbol is also included.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.