Exhibition of Jewish Art and Antiquities(177 words)
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London, United Kingdom, 1927. Booklet, 52 pp., no illustrations, 18.1 × 10.2 cm. English.
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Location |
Whitechapel Art Gallery (17 May–26 June 1927)
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Description |
A reduced version of the “Exhibition of Jewish Art and Antiquities” mounted at the same venue in 1906, and featuring objects “of antiquarian interest” (ceremonial objects and printed books) and objects “of artistic interest” (paintings and prints) [#18]. Many types of Judaica were represented in significant numbers (Esther scrolls, Torah ornaments, Hanukkah lamps, etc.). Opening address by Herbert Samuel. Basic catalog listing. Several hundred items.
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main keywords |
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS CEREMONIAL OBJECTS HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS PAINTINGS PRINTED BOOKS PRINTS TORAH ORNAMENTS
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minor keywords |
Amulets Besamim Bezalel Art School Book bindings Circumcision implements/objects Coins Drawings/Sketches Etrog containers Haggadot, illuminated manuscripts Hanukkah lamps Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th C Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th C Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Netherlands, 17th–19th C Holy Land souvenirs, olive wood Ketubbot Kiddush cups Levite sets Matzah rolling pins/scorers Medals Menasseh ben Israel Micrography on eggshell Montefiore, Moses Nathan ben Simson of Meseritsch (scribe-artist) Omer calendars Pesach plates Portraits Purim plates Rembrandt van Rijn Rimmonim Rosewater containers Scrolls of Esther, cases Scrolls of Esther, engraved borders Scrolls of Esther, illuminated Sculpture Shabbat lamps Soldiers (Jewish) & related objects Tass Tefillin cases Torah Arks Torah binders Torah covers Torah mantles Tzedakah boxes/containers Wedding cups Wedding plates Wedding rings Writing implements Yad Zodiac signs
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Cite this page
“Exhibition of Jewish Art and Antiquities”, in:
Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica.
Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0054>
First published online: 2019
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