Obj. ID: 55154
Jewish printed books  Ushpizin plaque, Jerusalem, circa 1875 - 1880

The following description was prepared by William Gross:

This is an early version of a printed sukkah plaque, decorated with cedar trees and other printed illustrations that were in use in books printed in Jerusalem at the end of the 19th century. The printer, Israel Dov Frumkin, established his own press in 1874 and continued printing in Jerusalem for more than thirty years, after having worked in Bak's printing house since 1870. He was Bak's son-in-law.He was also the editor and printer for the newspaper "Havatzelet".