Torah Shield, Silver: repoussé, cast, engraved, and parcel-gilt, 1814, 1818 or 1819; 1887/88 (date of inscription)
Object Name:
Torah Shield
Place Made:
Danzig (Gdansk, Poland)
Date:
1814, 1818 or 1819; 1887/88 (date of inscription)
Medium:
Silver: repoussé, cast, engraved, and parcel-gilt
Dimensions:
10 3/8 × 8 in. (26.3 × 20.3 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of the Danzig Jewish Community
Accession Number:
D 144

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Translation of inscription in German and Hebrew on later pendant: "In memory of his father, given by Marcus Goldstein, [5]648" (=1887/88)

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