- Object Name:
- Torah Shield
- Artist/Maker:
- Jakob Hermann Daniel Lüders
- Bio:
- c. 1745-1809, master 1776
- Place Made:
- Augsburg (Germany)
- Date:
- 1805
- Medium:
- Silver: repoussé, cast, engraved, and parcel-gilt
- Dimensions:
- 14 9/16 × 11 9/16 in. (37 × 29.4 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Samuel and Lucille Lemberg
- Accession Number:
- JM 50-61
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The Hebrew inscription reads, "This is a holy vessel given by Solomon son of Meshullam 'And she, she also said' (Genesis 20:5), to uphold the commandment." The biblical notation in the inscription refers to Sarah and is probably an oblique reference to the donor's wife as joint donor.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.