This Italian Torah mantle dates from the late 17th or early 18th century. It is made of multicolored silk thread embroidered on canvas, with fringe at the top and bottom. It is decorated with floral bouquets including lilies, tulips and roses, and is stylistically closely related to an Italian Torah ark curtain dated 1686 that is in the collection of the Jewish Museum of New York and can be seen on their website (accession number 1981-319).
Height 32 inches
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