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

Exhibition of Jewish Art and Antiquities
(177 words)

Imprint

London, United Kingdom, 1927. Booklet, 52 pp., no illustrations, 18.1 × 10.2 cm. English.

Location

Whitechapel Art Gallery (17 May–26 June 1927)

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.

main keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
PAINTINGS
PRINTED BOOKS
PRINTS
TORAH ORNAMENTS

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

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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