ArtXVIIIe–XIXe siècle
Domestic silver tsedakah box from Germany
Enrich the Great Bookקופת צדקה ביתית מכסף מגרמניה
Description
An ornate silver charity box, set on the table or sideboard, engraved with the word tsedakah and sometimes the family's or a society's name. With a slot and a locked lid, it received alms before the Sabbath. A piece of domestic silverwork in well-to-do Ashkenazi homes.
Features
- Material
- Argent
- Provenance
- Allemagne
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