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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Salmon, Naomi, 07.1994
The pewter Seder plate is round, with a raised rim. In the center of the inner part is an eight-pointed star within a flower-like circle. It depicts in its center the Pesah sacrifice (10294) and between the points are the Figurs of Moses, Aharon, and Pharaoh (10293), the Four^Sons of the Haggadah(10292), and a deer (10294). The Flower is surrounded by an inscription of the Order of the Seder. Anti-clockwise in square fieled letters it is read: "קדש ורחץ כרפס יחץ מגיד רחץ מוציא מצה מרור כרך שלחן ערך צפון ב"ה"נ)ברך הלל נרצה(" "Qadesh, Rehaz, Karpas, Yahaz, Magid, Rahazah, Mozi, Maza, Maror, Korekh, Shulhan Orekh, Zafun, Barekh, Halel, Nirzah."## The rim of the plates depict the Had^Gadya figurs. They are arranged within frames clockwise. (10295)
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Seder plate | Unknown
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Date
1825
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Pewter## Structure: cast##Decoration: engraved punched##Inscription: engraved
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354mm.(overall); 266mm.(inside).
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Ornamentation
Custom
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Façade (main)
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Location of Torah Ark
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Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
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Hallmark
One hallmark is stamped on the back side of the plate three times. The hallmark depicts a flower surmounted by a crown which bears on its base four letters: I.C.?.?. It is an unidetified quality mark.
This type of quality mark was used in differnt places in Europe between the 17th-19th centuries.##Cf. Stara, Pewter Marks, 1978, pp.15-21.
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Summary and Remarks
For simmilar Seder plate with the same subject but not the same style, see: Koln, Judaica, pp. 382-383, pl.156.
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Bibliography
Cf. Ein Harod Mus., 1970.
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| M.T. 7.1994
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