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Torah Binder

Artist Unknown Danish artist

Date1782

MediumInk and paint on linen

Dimensionsheight and width: 7 5/16 × 136 1/4 in. (18.5 × 346 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineGift of The Triangle Seminar for Jewish Studies and The Friends of Judaic Art Gallery

Object number2026.5.2

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ProvenanceCreated Denmark, circa 1782; in the collection of Dr. Israel Perry (b. ?, d. 2015, Tel Aviv, Israel; Ms. 41); 2025, transferred to Kedem Auction House (Jerusalem, Israel) by the estate of Dr. Israel Perry; purchased by NCMA at Kedem Auction House, Auction 103 Part 1, September 1, 2025, lot 61.Published ReferencesNaomi Saarig, “The Danish Torah Binders”, in: Mirjam Gelfer Jørgensen (ed.), Jewish Art in Denmark – Jews in Danish Art, Copenhagen: Rhodos, 1999, 362-411. Object Rights Statement

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