| Authors |
Guido Schoenberger, Tom L. Freudenheim. |
| Collection |
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zagayski. |
| Imprint |
New York City, USA, 1963. 36 pp., illustrations: 46 b&w, 21 × 24 cm. English. |
| Location |
Jewish Museum New York (18 February–1 May 1963) |
| Description |
The Jewish Museum’s second exhibition and catalog of Zagayski’s second, superb collection (the first having been confiscated by the Nazis in 1939). Predominantly ceremonial objects and Torah ornaments. Text by Guido Schoenberger and Tom L. Freudenheim. Introduction by Alan R. Solomon. Scholarly descriptions. 252 items. |
| Description |
For the Museum’s first exhibition of the Zagayski Collection see #125 (1951). |
| Description |
The Zagayski Collection was sold at auction the following year. Several of its objects were purchased by the Jewish Museum New York. |
| main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSSYNAGOGUE TEXTILESTORAH ORNAMENTS |
| minor keywords |
AmuletsBesamimBook bindingsBridal/Wedding beltsCircumcision garmentsCircumcision implements/objectsEtrog containersHaggadot, illuminated manuscriptsHand-washing vesselsHanukkah lampsHavdalah candleholdersHavdalah sets/compendiaHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Italy, 17th–19th CKeter TorahKetubbotKiddush cupsLevite setsMatzah covers/bagsMizrachPesach platesPesach tablecloths/clothsPidyon ha-Ben platesPorcelain figurinesPrints, synagoguesReader’s desk coversRimmonimSalom Italia, Esther scroll bordersScrolls of Esther, casesScrolls of Esther, engraved bordersScrolls of Esther, illuminatedShabbat lampsShabbat ringsSukkah decorationsTassTefillin bagsTile decorationsTobacco/Snuff boxesTorah Ark curtainsTorah Ark valancesTorah bindersTorah mantlesTzedakah boxes/containersWedding cupsWedding poems, riddles & songsWedding ringsYadYom Kippur belt buckles |