Torah Crown
Artist
Unknown
Datecirca 1830
MediumSilver, brass, partly gilded
DimensionsH. 5 in. (12.7 cm) x Diam. of rim 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of Lynette and Michael Green in memory of John and Ursula Green and Bernard Szabo
Object number2012.5
On View
On viewProvenanceCreated Central or Eastern Europe, probably eastern Germany or Poland, ca. 1830. Reportedly with an unnamed rabbi in France; [sold to an unnamed dealer;] sold to Dr. Joseph Levine, New York; [Sotheby’s, New York, December 14, 2011, no. 45, illus. (color)]; sold to NCMA, 2011.
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Unidentified workshop, associated with Hoaching
Case: circa 1860 or earlier; finials and pointer: probably later
