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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1988
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)"
Name/Title
Torah Ark curtain | Unknown
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1798
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Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
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Period
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Collection
Documentation / Research project
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Material / Technique
Brocade, velvet, cotton, linen##Cardboard cut out, foundation wool and linen threads##Siver thread twisted around silk core#Filling stitch in couching technique##Industrial ribbons, handmade ribbons, sequins
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
163cm.
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
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Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
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Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Rav is the Hebrew name for the place Gyor.
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Suggested Reconsdivuction
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Main Surveys & Excavations
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Documenter
| T.A.S. (M.S.) 10.1988
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Negative/Photo. No.