Torah Ark Curtain

1592 – 1767

Inv. No. 031.749

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Details

Title: Torah Ark Curtain
Creator Nationality: Bohemian
Date: 1592 – 1767
Location: Prague
Physical Dimensions: w1630 x h2300 mm
Provenance: Acquired as part of the wartime shipments between 1942 and 1945 from the area of the so-called Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, specifically from Prague.
Type: Ritual Judaica
Rights: Jewish Museum in Prague
External Link: https://collections.jewishmuseum.cz/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/201799
Medium: silk, embroidery, freshwater pearls, appliqué
basic caption: Unknown Artist, Torah Ark Curtain, silk, embroidery, freshwater pearls, appliqué, 2300 x 1630 mm, Bohemia, Prague, 1592, reworked in 1767

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