Esther Scroll on vellum. [Europe, probably Holland, 19th century].
Sephardi scribal script, 22 rows per column. Inscribed on thick vellum membranes. Part of the first membrane is sewn onto a brownish-gold fabric. Rolled on sculpted ivory roller and fastened with ribbons.
Enclosed is a parchment sheet with the Scroll's Blessings, ending with an instruction written in Spanish in Hebrew letters: "I Dire ["Say"] VeAtah Kadosh".
Vellum height: 30.5 cm, roller length: 40 cm. Length of blessings sheet: 35.5 cm. Good overall condition. Some stains and slight defects. Ink reinforcements in several places, and faded ink in other places. Decoration missing on one end of the roller and a broken decoration on the other end.