- Object Name:
- Torah Shield
- Artist/Maker:
- Wolfgang Schubert
- Bio:
- German, 1741-1816; master 1774
- Place Made:
- Nuremberg (Germany)
- Date:
- 1796/97 (date of inscription)
- Medium:
- Silver: repoussé, cast, and engraved; glass
- Dimensions:
- 9 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 2 in. (24.4 × 16.5 × 5.1 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 1982
Not On View
This shield bears a Hebrew inscription naming the donors to the synagogue: The leader Wolf son of Lipmann and his wife, Miriam, daughter of Solomon Katz.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.