Obj. ID: 30094
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah mantle

The red Torah^mantle consists of a cloak and a lining. ##The rectangular cloth cloak is made of two parts which are attached at the upper border leaving two openings for Torah Scroll rods. The cloak bears at its center a dedicatory inscription inside a medallion of a lily-like pattern. The inscription reads: "לזכרון##נשמות אבותיהם##כ"ה )כבוד הרב( מאיר חיים גראס##ואשתו מרת זלדא ע'ה##נדבוהו##בניהם ובנותיהם##תרס"ה לפק" "In memory##of the souls of their fathers##the honourable Rabbi(int.) Meir Haim Gruss##and his wife Mrs. Zelda, may she rest in peace (int.)##it was dedicated by##their sons and daughters##(5)665 (=1905)" The medallion with the dedicatory inscription is surmounted by an appliqued crown flanked by the inscription: "כ'% ת '" "Crown of % Torah (int.)"##The cloak is framed by a foliate pattern, and is decorated with a background design of stars. The inscriptions, stars, and foliate frame are all embroidered in couching technique.