Obj. ID: 18968
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah mantle
The Torah^mantle is made of a dark red velvet.
The rectangular cloth cloak is made of two parts and is attached at both sides, leaving two splits one on each side. The cloak is decorated with vegetal decoration. The cloth is decorated from top to bottom with a green velvet crown flanked by rampant lions. Underneath the crown are the initials of the inscription: "כ)תר(ת)ורה( " " Torah^crown "
Beneath the initials there is a dedicatory inscription in filled square letters which reads:
" ז"נ)זאת נדבת(## לפאר את ספר התורה ## לשלוש רגלים ## כה')כבוד הרב( אהרן לוי ני')נרו יאיר( ## עז')עם זוגתו( האשה החשובה היקרה ## מ')מרת( לביאה שתי')שתחיה( ## בעקעש טשאבא ## ת"רנ"ד ## לפ"ק)לפרט קטן("
"This is the donation to glorify the Torah Scroll ## to the three pilgrimage festivals ## the honourable Rabby Aaron Levy may his light shine ## with his wife the important dear woman ## Mrs.Leviah may she leave ## Békés csaba ## "654 (1894)"