- Object Name:
- Torah Ark Curtain
- Place Made:
- Possibly Germany
- Date:
- 1764/65 (date of inscription)
- Medium:
- Silk brocade and velvet: embroidered with metallic thread; metallic ribbon; linen
- Dimensions:
- 64 × 60 13/16 in. (162.5 × 154.5 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 4257
Not On View
Unlike Torah textiles that were pieced together from precious scraps of fabric, this curtain is constructed from a length of silk measuring more than five yards used in its entirety from selvedge to selvedge. The small central panel does not overwhelm the decorative repeat of the surrounding silk, the primary decorative focus of this curtain. The inscription giving the donors names and the date is accompanied by traditional motifs, flanking lions atop twisted columns.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.