8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 56:
“Jerusalem” and “Zion” Embroidery
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“Jerusalem” and “Zion” Embroidery
“Jerusalem” and “Zion” embroidery. [Ottoman Empire, early 20th century].
Linen, embroidery threads.
Rectangular fabric. The whole surface is covered with a colorful embroidery in brown, blue, green, orange and silver. Three Stars of David with the word “Zion” are embroidered along the fabric. Frame consists of the word “Jerusalem” (Hebrew) and a repetitive floral pattern. A brown ribbon is sewn along the borders.
The Ottomans added to such embroideries a crescent, a star and Sultan emblems while the Jews added well known Jewish symbols such as a Star of David with the word Zion and often the Tablets of the Law and a seven- branched Menorah.
180X46 cm. Overall good condition. Stains, hole on one Star of David in the center, unraveling of part of the ribbon.
See next item.
About Jewish embroidery in the Ottoman Empire, see: Ester Juhasz, “Sephardi Jews in the Ottoman Empire”, The Israel Museum, 1989, p. 90. See also: Shimmering Gold, the Splendor of Gold Embroidered Textiles (exhibition catalogue, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv, 2007), pp. 68-69.
Objects – Judaica & Israeliana
