Esther Scroll and Case
Artist
Unknown
Date19th century
MediumCase: silver, partly gilded; scroll: ink, parchment
DimensionsH. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of Drs. Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof
Object numberG.78.3.2
On View
On viewPublished ReferencesMark I. Pinsky, "Jewish Gems: North Carolina's unique collection of spiceboxes, seder plates and silver," The North Carolina Independent SPECTRUM (September 14-27, 1984), 17 (illus.).
L. E. [Lisa Eveleigh], "Private Collectors Share Their Art," North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Autumn 1992), illus. (b-w) 14.
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. 32, pp. 18, 42-43, illus. 18, 42.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions,” December 14, 1978-January 28, 1979.
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Unidentified workshop, associated with Hoaching
Case: circa 1860 or earlier; finials and pointer: probably later
Alessandro Doria
Knife: 1751–1761, per mark; Shield: probably last half of 18th century
