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Obj. ID: 25272
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  Prayer room at the house of Da Pinto in Middelburg, The Netherlands

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This building was constructed in the middle of the seventeenth century and functioned as the private residence of Jacob Jessurum de Pinto. Around the year 1640, synagogue services were held at this location for the Portuguese-Jewish community.  The architect Jacob Juda Leon, also known as ‘Templo’ and famous for his Biblical Temple model, was a rabbi at this house.

The current façade was constructed in the eighteenth century.

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Name/Title
Prayer room at the house of Da Pinto in Middelburg | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
Before 1641
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
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Location
The Netherlands | Middelburg
| Rouaansekaai 17 | 4331 HA
Site
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School/Style
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Period
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Material / Technique
Brick
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
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Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
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Construction material
Brick
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Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Dwelling
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
1 (Local)
0
Ornamentation
Custom
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Pricking
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Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
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Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
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Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources

van Voolen, Edward, Paul Meijer. Synagogen van Nederland (Zutphen: Walburg Pers, 2006)
Type
Documenter
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Author of description
Remy Arkenbosch | 2018
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
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