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

The Loom and the Cloth. An Exhibition of the Fabrics of Jewish Life
(121 words)

Author & Curator

Claudia Zieser Fechter.

Imprint

Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 1988. 48 pp., illustrations: 26 b&w, 17.8 × 22.8 cm. English.

ISBN

0962108707

Location

Temple Museum of Religious Art (1988)

Description

Wide array of Jewish textiles, mostly ceremonial items and costume. Foreword by Daniel Silver. Essay “Adore and Adorn: Fabrics of a Jewish Way of Life” by Claudia Zieser Fechter. Descriptive entries. 195 items.

main keywords

COSTUME
SYNAGOGUE TEXTILES
TEXTILES

minor keywords

Bezalel Art School
Bridal garments
Cantors, garments
Carpets/Rugs
Challah covers
Chuppah
Circumcision cloths
Circumcision garments
Circumcision pillows
Head coverings, bridal
Head coverings, men’s
Head coverings, women’s
Matzah covers/bags
Mezuzah covers, textile
Pesach towel covers
Reader’s desk covers
Rimmonim
Samplers (needlework)
Soldiers (Jewish) & related objects
Talit bags
Talit neckband
Tefillin bags
Torah Ark curtains
Torah Ark valances
Torah binders
Torah mantles
Yom Kipuur at Metz, wall hanging

Cite this page
“The Loom and the Cloth. An Exhibition of the Fabrics of Jewish Life”, 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_CC0947>
First published online: 2019



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