- Object Name:
- Torah Shield
- Artist/Maker:
- Johann Friedrich Ehe
- Bio:
- 1735-1808; master 1773
- Place Made:
- Nuremberg (Germany)
- Date:
- 1783-87; 1787/88 (date of inscription)
- Medium:
- Silver: repoussé, cast, engraved, parcel-gilt
- Dimensions:
- 10 5/8 × 8 1/8 in. (27 × 20.7 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 4392
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The inscription on this Torah shield indicates it was dedicated to the congregation of Plotz in 1787/88.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.