Torah Shield
Artist
Hieronymus Mittnacht
German, Augsburg, died 1769
Date1747–1749
MediumSilver, gilded
Dimensions15 3/8 x 11 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (39.1 x 30.2 x 3.5 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of the Family of Michael and Lisa Sandman in loving memory of those who came before us
Object number2013.2
On View
On view[1] Per inscription.
[2] Per Sotheby’s.Published ReferencesTheodor Harburger, Die Inventarisation jüdischer Kunst-und Kulturdenkmäler in Bayern, vol. 3 (Fürth, 1998), 623, illus.
John W. Coffey, “New and on View at the NCMA / Hieronymus Mittnacht, Torah Shield, 1747–49,” in North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Summer 2014), discussed and illus. (color) 18.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, “The Collector’s Room: Selections from the Michael and Judy Steinhardt Collection, 1993, no. 65, illus (b-w) fig. 9.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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Alessandro Doria
Knife: 1751–1761, per mark; Shield: probably last half of 18th century
Unidentified workshop, associated with Hoaching
Case: circa 1860 or earlier; finials and pointer: probably later
