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

Treasures of the Torah. From the Collection of the Historical Treasures Museum of the Ukraine
(124 words)

Collection

Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 2000. 119 pp., illustrations: 107 col., 24 × 23 cm. English.

Location

American Jewish Congress, Stephen Wise Congress House (5–22 December 2000)

Description

18th–20th-century Judaica items created by Jewish silversmiths. Introductory essay “Judaica. History, Traditions, Monuments”. Exhibits in three sections: Ornaments of the Torah, The Jewish Festivals (including numerous spice containers), and Everyday Rituals. Final section on silvermarks. Detailed descriptive entries, each including drawings of silver marks. 114 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
SILVERMARKS
SILVERSMITHING
TORAH ORNAMENTS

minor keywords

Besamim
Book bindings
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Eastern Europe
Hand-washing vessels
Hanukkah lamps
Keter Torah
Kiddush cups
Mezuzah cases
Rimmonim
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Tass
Tefillin cases
Yad
Yom Kippur belt buckles

Related ephemera

Press release for the exhibition, 3 pp., 28 × 21.5 cm.

Cite this page
“Treasures of the Torah. From the Collection of the Historical Treasures Museum of the Ukraine”, 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_CC1630>
First published online: 2019



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