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Esther Scroll and Case

Artist Unknown

Date19th century

MediumCase: gilded silver, coral; scroll: ink, parchment

DimensionsH: 17 1/16 in. (43 cm)

ClassificationsMetal

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Lacin

Object number2007.9

On View

On view

ProvenanceCreated Ottoman Empire [present day Turkey], probably Izmir, 19th century. Private collection, Israel; [Yeshiva Ahava Torah-Baranovich, New York, June 21, 2007, no. 83, illus. (color)]; sold to NCMA, 2007.
Published ReferencesAuction of Important & Rare Judaica Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art (auction catalogue) (New York: Yeshiva Ahavas Torah-Baranovich, 2007), lot 83, illus. (color).

John W. Coffey, "NCMA Acquires Ottoman Esther Scroll" in Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (Winter 2008), discussed and illus. (color) 13.

Harriette Weinstein, "N.C. Museum of Art receives Esther Scroll and case made for Jewish Community in Ottoman Empire," in (Southeastern Virginia) Jewish News 46, no. 11 (February 18, 2008), discussed and illus. (b-w) 6.

Pinchas Herman, "Turkish Megillah brings Purim story to life," RCJF Federation Newspaper (May 2008), discussed (page number unknown).
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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