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Torah Shield

ArtistAttributed to Johann Casamir Tylant German, Hamburg, active late 18th century

Date1784–1790

MediumSilver

DimensionsShield: 9 1/16 x 6 13/16 in. (23 x 17.3 cm)
Pendant plaques: 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (6.2 x 4.8 cm)
Overall length (including chains): 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm)

ClassificationsMetal

Credit LineGift of the Friends of the Judaic Art Gallery in honor of John W. Coffey II

Object number2005.22

On View

On view

ProvenanceCreated Hamburg, Germany, 1784–1790. [Sale, Christie’s, New York, October 9, 1980, no. 175, illus.]; private collection, United States; [sale, Sotheby’s, New York, December 14, 1987, no. 295, bought in]; [Yerachmiel Hirschler, Bnei Brak, Israel, and unnamed partner(s)]; [William Gross, Tel Aviv, 2005]; sold to NCMA, 2005.Published ReferencesImportant Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, and Works of Art (auction catalogue) (New York: Sotheby's, December 14, 1987), lot 295, illus. (b-w).

[John W. Coffey], "New Acquisitions, New Look for the Judaic Art Gallery," Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (July/August 2006), briefly discussed 6.

Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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