- Object Name:
- Torah Scroll Cushion
- Place Made:
- Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Date:
- 19th century
- Medium:
- Silk: metallic thread appliqué
- Dimensions:
- 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Collection of Oscar and Regina Gruss
- Accession Number:
- 1994-707
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The Hebrew letters on this cushion are an abbreviation for Crown of Torah, a term often found on textiles associated with the Torah. This cushion was possibly used to rest the Torah Scroll on.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.