Pair of Torah Finials

Artist Unknown

Datecirca 1900

MediumSilver: hollow-formed, filigree, cast

DimensionsH. (each) 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)

ClassificationsMetal

Credit LineGift of David Falk

Object numberG.76.4.1/a-b

On View

On view

ProvenanceCreated Eastern Europe or United States, late 19th–early 20th century. [Moriah Artcraft, New York]; sold to NCMA, 1976.Published ReferencesIntroduction to the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1992), illus. (b-w) 73.

Abram Kanof, A Guide to the Judaic Art Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1996), cat. no. 3, pp. 14, 22–23, illus. (b-w) 22.

Exhibition HistoryWinston-Salem, NC, Temple Emmanuel, special exhibition, May 15, 1976.

Martinsville, VA, Lynwood Community Arts Center, "Judaic Ceremonial Art," August 26–September 26, 1977.

Greensboro, NC, Weatherspoon Gallery of Art, "Thirty-eight Judaic Art Items," October 20–November 6, 1977.

Asheville, NC, Asheville Art Museum, "Thirty-eight Judaic Art Items," December 13, 1977–January 17, 1978.

Raleigh, NC, Beth Meyer Synagogue, May 16–June 16, 1978.

Dallas, NC, Gaston Co. Art and History Museum, NCMA traveling exhibition, "Judaic Ceremonial Art," October 9–November 6, 1978.

Charlotte, NC, Mint Museum of History, "Judaic Ceremonial Art," April 3–May 20, 1979.

Greenville, NC, Mendenhall Student Center, ECU, "Ceremonial Art in the Judaic Tradition," February 1–28, 1980.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," June 27, 2023-present.
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