Torah mantle. Central Europe, 1892.
Silk, cotton and Gold thread, applique on cardboard.
Embroidered with a floral border. On top appears a Torah crown with the Hebrew abbreviation for Torah crown. In the center the dedication inscription in Hebrew informing us that Mordechai Hirshel and his wife Hindel donated this Torah mantle. Seven stars are embroidered around. The back side of the mantle is sewn from two fabrics; white and beige with twenty stars embroidered around.
71.5x48 cm – Fair condition, embroidery unraveled at some places with mending of the material, mostly on the inner side.