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Zakhor
Ritualfin XIXe-XXe siècle

Velvet matzah cover with Jerusalem embroidery

Enrich the Great Book

מטפחת מצה מקטיפה עם רקמת ירושלים

Description

Dark velvet matzah cover embroidered in metallic thread with a view of Jerusalem, the Western Wall or Rachel's Tomb, accompanied by festival inscriptions. Made in the workshops of Jerusalem for pilgrims and export, it spread the nostalgic and Zionist imagery of the Holy Land onto the diaspora Seder table.

Features

Material
velours
Provenance
Terre sainte

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