Obj. ID: 7105
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah Ark curtain, Győr?, 1798

The parokhet is made of brocade of gilded silver threads and brown velvet. The parokhet is rectangular and composed of seven pieces and a kaporet. A dedicatory inscription appears on the kaporet. The inscription is flanked by rampant crowned loins~ rising over a rectangular basis decorated with flowers. The lions are holding branches. A Torah^crown~ appears at top of the inscription. An inscription appears above the Torah crown: כ"ת "Crown of Torah(int.)" A fringes ribbon is attached to the borders of the parokhet and kaporet. The dedicatory inscription is embroidered in outline letters and reads: שייך ל % הראש##והקצין כבוד כ'ה מענדל נרו')נטריה רחמנא וברכיה(##בן כ'ה מרדכי ז"ל וזוגתו הצנועה##מרת גיטל תי')תחיה( בת כ'ה יעקב דוב ז"ל##מפה ראב שנת תקנח לפ"ק "Belongs to % the head##and the eminent the honourable Rabbi(int.) Mandel, may the Mercifrul One protect him and bless him(int.)##son of the honourable Rabbi Mordecai, of blessed memory(int.) and his modest wife Mrs. Gitel, may she live(int.) daughter of the honourable Rabbi Jacob Dov, of blessed memory##from here Rav (=Gyor), the year (5)558=(1798)"