Torah pointer
Object Details
Date
c. 1800
Medium
silver and wood
Dimensions
33.5 L x 1.7 di cm (13 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Collection Object Type
metalwork
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Ruth Friedman in memory of Harry G. Friedman
Accession Number
1966-3-13
Round, dark wood shaft sheathed in silver at each end with small, movable, scalloped and incised finger rest in the center. Pointer terminates in right hand with index and middle fingers extended; rumpled cuff above wrist. Sheath on grasping end is pierced for suspension.
Exhib. : New York, the Jewish Museum, "Ingathering," 17 October 1968 - 5 Jan. 1969, no. 168
Museum
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