Ritual Handwashing Towel, Linen: embroidered with silk and cotton thread, 1842/43 (date of inscription)
Object Name:
Ritual Handwashing Towel
Place Made:
Germany
Date:
1842/43 (date of inscription)
Medium:
Linen: embroidered with silk and cotton thread
Dimensions:
27 × 61 in. (68.6 × 154.9 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchase: Judaica Acquisitions Fund
Accession Number:
1984-54

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The inscription on this cloth indicates it was used for the ritual washing of hands, probably during the Passover seder.

Information may change as a result of ongoing research.

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