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Obj. ID: 42432
  Sacred and Ritual
  Mizrah plaque, Jerusalem, ca. 1900

© Gross Family Collection, Photographer: Bar Hama, Ardon, -

The following description was prepared by William Gross:

One of a series of such backpainted glass pictures of the holy places, most probably by Moshe Mizrachi.

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Name/Title
Mizrah plaque (a wall plaque inscribed with the word "mizrah" to indicate the direction of the prayer) | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
ca. 1900
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Artist/ Maker
Mizrachi, Moshe (scribe and artist in Jerusalem, 1870-1920s, ?)
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{"3696":"Moshe ben Yitzhak Mizrachi was born in Persia around 1870 and arrived in Eretz Israel about 1890. He was a professional scribe who also managed a framing shop in the old city of Jerusalem. Many of his works, both originals from his hand or printed versions, remain today in homes, synagogues, and private collections in Israel and around the world. He specialized in paintings on glass in the Ottoman manner as well as calligraphic and painted works, like Mizrah plaques or Shiviti plaques. He often used the imagery of holy places, hamsa, and priestly blessings. He was a rare individual in the poverty-struck Jerusalem of the period, who could make his living as an artist and professional scribe."}
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Material / Technique
Glass, Paint, Backpainted
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Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
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Material Cloth
Material Lining
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Measurements
Height: 45.5 cm, Width: 61 cm, Depth: 1.5 cm Framed: 51.2 cm H X 66.7 cm W
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Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
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Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
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Ornamentation
Custom
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Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
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Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
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Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
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