The JMG Collections

Include more than 10,000 original artifacts, which document the material evidence of 2,300 years of Jewish history and culture in Greece.

Mappah

Tik (Torah case) wrapper, faded blue cotton, wine red centrepiece with gold chain stitch embroidery in secondary use, with dedicatory strip in tablet weaving technique, donated by Hannah in memory of her husband Judah Abraham Russo, Ioannina.

Textile
synagogual textile
Torah
embroidery
domestic textile
Jewish Community of Ioannina

Date:

[1849] [Dedication]

Creator:

Hannah, wife of Judah Abraham Russo (?)

Format:

H83; W102 cm; cotton; silk; metal

Source:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Rights:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Publisher:

-

Data Provider:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Type:

image

Provider:

Judaica Europeana, Greece

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