- Object Name:
- Torah Binder
- Place Made:
- Germany, probably Thuringia
- Date:
- 1788
- Medium:
- Linen: painted and block printed
- Dimensions:
- 6 1/2 × 106 in. (16.5 × 269.2 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 2002
Not On View
This binder commemorates the birth of Shlomo son of Yehudah. He was born under the sign of Scorpio, as indicated by the work's prominent image of a scorpion. The block-printed design and the striped borders are unusual in Torah binders.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.