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

Judaica Heirlooms. A Bicentennial Sampler
(154 words)

Author & Curator

Judith S. Lucas.

Imprint

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 1988. Booklet, 15 pp., illustrations: 6 col., 30 b&w, 28 × 21.6 cm. English.

Location

HUC-JIR Skirball Museum (September 1988–June 1989)

Description

The life and history of the Jewish people in Cincinnati, the United States, Israel and the world, presented on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Cincinnati. Introduction discusses each location and the objects selected to represent them (Judith S. Lucas). All exhibits, most of which were ceremonial objects, came from Cincinnati families and the Gallery of Art and Artifacts (HUC-JIR, Cincinnati). Basic listing. 169 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
ERETZ ISRAEL
UNITED STATES

minor keywords

Besamim
Bezalel Art School
Book bindings
Cameos
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Chagall, Marc
Drawings/Sketches
Dreidels
Etrog containers
Graphic arts
Hand-washing vessels
Hanukkah lamps
Havdalah cups
Havdalah sets/compendia
Head coverings, women’s
Kiddush cups
Maps, Holy Land
Matzah covers/bags
Medals
Mizrach
Ossuaries/Sarcophagi
Painters, Jewish
Paintings
Papercuts
Pesach plates
Pesach plates, 3-tiered
Portraits, rabbis
Prints, biblical images
Prints, synagogues
Purim groggers
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Scrolls of Esther, illuminated
Shatz, Boris
Soldiers (Jewish) & related objects
Synagogue lamps
Synagogue trowels
Talit bags
Talit neckband
Torah Ark curtains
Torah binders
Yad
Wedding cups
Wedding invitations
Wedding rings
Woodcuts
Yahrzeit candleholders

Cite this page
“Judaica Heirlooms. A Bicentennial Sampler”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0945>
First published online: 2019



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