- Object Name:
- Torah Shield
- Artist/Maker:
- Benedict Albrecht Wolfgang Klein
- Bio:
- 1727-1765; master 1727
- Place Made:
- Nuremberg (Germany)
- Date:
- 1735-39
- Medium:
- Silver: filigree, and parcel-gilt; paper: ink; rubies
- Dimensions:
- 3 7/16 × 3 in. (8.8 × 7.6 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Samuel and Lucille Lemberg
- Accession Number:
- JM 55-52
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This Torah shield is the only work known by this master, and one of the rare Nuremberg filigree pieces in existence.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.