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Mezuzah Cover
Unknown Artist/Maker20th century
The Jewish Museum, New York
New York, United States
In both medieval Spain and later, in Morocco, the scroll of a mezuzah was placed in a hollow carved out of a doorpost. Inside the home, it was then covered with a textile like this one. Its composition, a menorah set within a baldacchino, here formed of appliqués, is also found on other mezuzah cover, which also bear the word Shaddai (Almighty) in Hebrew characters.
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Details
- Title: Mezuzah Cover
- Creator: Unknown Artist/Maker
- Date Created: 20th century
- Location: Morocco, Africa
- Physical Dimensions: 8 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (21 × 24.8 cm)
- Type: Ceremonial Art
- Rights: https://thejewishmuseum.org/about-this-site#terms-conditions
- External Link: View this object at thejewishmuseum.org
- Medium: Silk velvet: metallic appliqués; metallic fringe and sequins
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