Crown-shaped decoration, advertisement for the "Keter" ("Crown") shoe factory. [Palestine, first half of the 20th century].
Hammered and engraved copper; paint.
Crown-shaped decoration intended as an advertisement of a shoe factory, with the Hebrew and English inscription: "Convenient prices, quality and strength / Keter Shoes". The crown is covered with vegetal and geometric decorations.
The factory's founder, one of the first shoe producers in Palestine, was Yitzhak Hoz, a member of the HaShomer movement.
Length: 38 cm. Maximal width: 42.5 cm, good condition. Worn. Hanging holes, peeling. Framed, unexamined outside of frame.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.