- Object Name:
- Torah Shield
- Place Made:
- Lublin (?) (Poland)
- Date:
- c. 1820
- Medium:
- Silver: repoussé, cast, and parcel-gilt
- Dimensions:
- 5 5/8 × 4 9/16 in. (14.3 × 11.6 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 1903
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The composition of this shield, with its ornamented columns topped by lions, Torah ark door flanked by garlands and lower cartouche flanked by animals, is similar to shields created in Lublin, Poland.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.