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Mappah

Title: Mappah

Date: [19th century] [Create]

Creator: N/A

Format: H54; W125 cm; silk; metal

Source: The Jewish Museum of Greece

Rights: The Jewish Museum of Greece

Subject: Textile, synagogual textile, embroidery, Torah, costume, embroidery, Jewish holidays

Description: Tik (Torah case) wrapper, gold laid and couched embroidery on purple silk velvet, made from an Ottoman-style festive dress, used to decorate the Tik held by the Hatan Torah (Bridegroom of the Torah), front side detail.

DataProvider: The Jewish Museum of Greece

Provenance: N/A

Type: image

Provider: Judaica Europeana, Greece