Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

Biblical Antiquities. A Description of the exhibit at the Cotton States International Exhibition
(141 words)

Authors

Cyrus Adler, I.M. Casanowicz.

Collection

Smithsonian Institution.

Imprint

Atlanta, Ga., USA, 1895. XVI, 80 pp. (pp. 943–1023), illustrations: 46 b&w, 14.5 × 22.5 cm. English.

Location

Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution … for the year ending June 30, 1896, pp. 943–1023, pls. 1–146

Description

Cotton States International Exposition, Atlanta (1895)

Description

A selection of Jewish ceremonial objects, intended to represent the Ancient Israelites, presented alongside archaeological finds, and flora and fauna from the biblical period. Comprehensive overview of the exhibition published within the Smithsonian Institutes’ annual report, with detailed text by Cyrus Adler and I.M. Casanowicz. Jewish exhibits on pp. 993–999; pls. 15–22. 20 Jewish items.

main keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
ERETZ ISRAEL
TORAH ORNAMENTS

minor keywords

Besamim
Bibles
Circumcision cups
Circumcision implements/objects
Coins
Hanukkah lamps
Ketubbot
Kiddush cloth
Mizrach
Musical instruments
Omer calendars
Pesach plates
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Shechita knives
Shabbat lamps
Tass
Torah Ark curtains
Yad

Cite this page
“Biblical Antiquities. A Description of the exhibit at the Cotton States International Exhibition”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 30 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0010>
First published online: 2019



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