Casimir Ernst Burcky, Torah Finials, Silver: chased, pierced, repoussé, cast, and parcel-gilt, c. 1804-1815; 1844/45 (date of inscription)
Object Name:
Torah Finials
Bio:
c. 1744-1828, active from c. 1790
Place Made:
Berlin (Germany)
Date:
c. 1804-1815; 1844/45 (date of inscription)
Medium:
Silver: chased, pierced, repoussé, cast, and parcel-gilt
Dimensions:
Each: 16 13/16 × 5 7/8 in. (42.7 × 15 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of the Danzig Jewish Community
Accession Number:
D 178a-b

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These finials were donated to the synagogue of Schottland by the heirs of Zvi Hirsch Herrman ha-Levi and his wife Esther.

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