Obj. ID: 4580
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah Mantle, 1936
The red velvet Torah mantle consists of a cloak and linning.
The rectangular cloth cloak is made of two parts and is attached at the upper border, leaving two openings for Torah Scroll rods. It opens in its lower part on both sides. The cloth bears an embroidered central wreath encircling a dedicatory inscription. A Torah crown appears above the wreath flanked by an inscription that reads:
"כ ת"
Translation: Crown of Torah (int.)
The cloth bears decoration of embroidered stars. Above the crown a line composed of circles and rhomboids. Below the wreath is another dedicatory inscription in Latin letters.
The dedicatory inscription in the wreath is embroidered in filled letters and reads:
" ז"נ )=זכר נשמת( ##מיכל אונד לאה ##ברעיער ##לכבוד המקום ##ולכבוד התורה ##בשנת ת'ר'נ'ה ##לפ"ק )=לפרט קטן( "
Translation: In memory of the soul of (int.) / Michal and Leah / Brayar / For the honour of God / and for the honour of the Torah / The year (5)655=(1895)
The Latin inscription is embroidered in filled letters and reads:
Dar / Mirka i Dragice Breyer/ 1895