- Object Name:
- Torah Crown
- Artist/Maker:
- Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert
- Bio:
- American, b. Germany, 1900-1981
- Place Made:
- New York, New York, United States
- Date:
- 1953
- Medium:
- Silver: hand-worked and pierced
- Dimensions:
- Height: 19 in. (48.2cm) Diameter: 10 3/4 in. (27.3cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Betty Wolpert and Chava Wolpert Richard in memory of the artist
- Accession Number:
- 1982-30
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This Torah crown was made in memory of the artist's father, Salomon Wolpert. The Hebrew letters, which are part of the design, read: "Thine, O Lord, is the kingdom and thou art exalted as head above all." (I Chronicles 29:11)
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