- Object Name:
- Torah Shield
- Place Made:
- Germany
- Date:
- 1764/65 (date of inscription)
- Medium:
- Silver: repoussé, engraved, and parcel-gilt
- Dimensions:
- 9 1/4 × 9 in. (23.5 × 22.9 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 62
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The Hebrew inscription indicates that the shield belonged to Rabbi Meshullam son of the late Solomon Katz and his wife...Miriam daughter of Naphtali, from Mergenthal (better known as Mergentheim).
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.