- Object Name:
- Torah Shield
- Place Made:
- Augsburg (?) (Germany)
- Date:
- 1862/63 (date of inscription)
- Medium:
- Silver: repoussé, die-stamped, engraved, and gilt
- Dimensions:
- 14 11/16 × 11 1/4 in. (37.3 × 28.5 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Jewish Cultural Reconstruction
- Accession Number:
- X1952-2
Not On View
The Hebrew inscription reads, "Donation from the Women's Society…, for the dedication of the synagogue, 5623(=1862/63), Crailsheim." Crailsheim is 100 km NW of Augsburg.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.