- Object Name:
- Purim Wall Decoration
- Artist/Maker:
- Maier Schwartz
- Place Made:
- Vienna (Austria)
- Date:
- 1927
- Medium:
- Paint and ink on paper mounted on cardboard
- Dimensions:
- 14 1/8 × 18 in. (35.9 × 45.7 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 4308
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The customary Hebrew expression “When Adar arrives all should be exceedingly joyful” appears atop this wall decoration. Fish representing the Purim month of Adar, whose symbol is Pisces, are flanked by related inscriptions; a traditional celebratory meal is pictured at center. The decoration was dedicated by the artist, Meir Schwartz, to Rabbi Jacob (Julius) Solomon Steinfeld of Vienna.
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