Obj. ID: 57424
Sacred and Ritual Matzah Cover, Israel/Eretz Israel
© Kedem Auction House, Photographer: Unknown, 2008
This description was prepared by the team of the Kedem Auction House Jerusalem and published in the Kedem Catalogue 8 (2010), lot 8:
Matzah cover, paint on fabric (stencil). Eretz Yisrael,
Blue writing in a frame: Seven days thou shall eat Matzot" and "Ve-hi She-Amda La'avoteinu…". In a colorful triangle in the center: "We were slaved to Pharaoh in Egypt" with an illustration of slaves working in construction. The word "Matzah" appears in the center of the triangle.
On the back of the cover a faded stamp "Made in Palestine". Golden fringes.
Diameter: 39 cm. Fair condition. Wine stains and aging marks.
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1st half of the 20th century
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paint on fabric
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Diameter: 39 cm
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Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
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Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
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Sources
Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Ceremonial Art, Auction no. 8 (Jerusalem: Kedem, 2010), https://www.kedem-auctions.com/en/auction-8-books-manuscripts-rabbinical-letters (accessed May 8, 2025)
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Private collections
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