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Megillat Esther Scroll

itemca 19001442-45

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Held by
Jewish Public Library Archives via Jewish Public Library Archives
Dates
ca 1900 (indexed as 1900)
Level
item
Extent
1 scroll case on stand : silver, ivory, paper ; 54.5 x 15 x 22 cm
Scope & content
Item is one scroll case and stand made out of silver from the nineteenth Century Turkey or Germany. The case features a Rococo style floral ornamentation on a pointillism ground, with one carved ivory handle. The case was made to house a scroll depicting the story of Esther in classic Sephardic script, with an illustrated water colour border. The paper scroll megillah was a recent addition.
Places
Turkey; Germany
Location

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Subjects
Purim; Esther (Purim)
Genre / form
Object; scroll
Harvested
2026-10-19T03:27:22Z · source datestamp n/a · ead
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