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Binder

1719-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Alsace (made)

Torah binder (wimpel) made from swaddling cloth used at a circumcision ceremony. Silk embroidery on linen, made up of four pieces joined by ornamental seams. Stitches : buttonhole, stem, satin and feather. Colours : dark green, blue, purple, beige and yellow.

Ther are representations of the child's zodiacal birth sign, Capricorn the Goat; an antelope which is the emblem of the tribe of Napthali; the huppah or nuptial canopy; and a figure in contemporary dress wearing a mortar-board hat, carrying a Torah scroll and pointing to the Tablets of the Law.


Object details

Categories
Judaism
Children & Childhood
Object type
Binder
Materials and techniques
silk embroidery on linen
Silk Yarn
Linen (Material)
Embroidery
Brief description
Torah binder, 1719-1720, French
Physical description
Torah binder (wimpel) made from swaddling cloth used at a circumcision ceremony. Silk embroidery on linen, made up of four pieces joined by ornamental seams. Stitches : buttonhole, stem, satin and feather. Colours : dark green, blue, purple, beige and yellow.

Ther are representations of the child's zodiacal birth sign, Capricorn the Goat; an antelope which is the emblem of the tribe of Napthali; the huppah or nuptial canopy; and a figure in contemporary dress wearing a mortar-board hat, carrying a Torah scroll and pointing to the Tablets of the Law.
Dimensions
  • Approx length: 361cm
  • Approx width: 13.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
(inscription in Hebrew)
Translation
Alexander son of Napthali known as Hertz, may his light be bright : born under the constellation of the zodiac on 23rd Teveth in the year 5480. May God, blessed be He, grant that he may come to the nuptial canopy, and to the performance of good deeds; Amen, Saleh. And may he be as strong as a lion in doing the will of our Heavenly Father.
Credit line
Given by Dr W L Hildburgh FSA
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.4-1941

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Record createdFebruary 22, 2006
Record URL
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