The Tabernacle and Courtyard – Miniature Model – The Netherlands, First Half of the 20th Century

The Tabernacle and Courtyard – Miniature Model – The Netherlands, First Half of the 20th Century
Miniature model of the Tabernacle and its furnishings. Doorn, the Netherlands: Otto de Waal, [first half of the 20th century].
Wood, metal, wool, cotton and sand.
The model, which is an accurate and detailed miniature version of the Tabernacle, is built on a wooden base coated with sand. The Tabernacle is constructed from wood and covered with four wool and cotton curtains. The structure, which is built on hinges, opens up to reveal the inside of the Tabernacle, which is partitioned into the two sections – the Holy Place and Holy of Holies, and contains the various Tabernacle furnishings – the Ark of Covenant, the Candelabra, Altar of Incense and Table of Showbread. Pillars hung with curtains stand at the entrance of each section of the Tabernacle. The courtyard features the Altar of Burnt Offerings, the Laver and three human figures, one of them dressed in the High Priest vestments.
A plaque with the manufacturer's details is attached to the wooden base: "Otto de Waal uitgever Doorn". The model is fitted with a wooden lid.
61X36 cm. Good condition. Damage, stains and minor breaks. Head of one figure missing. fractures and chips to wooden base and lid.
Enclosed: • Four photographs of models of the Temple and Temple Mount built by Conrad Schick, presumably taken by photographers of the American Colony, [early 20th century]. On verso of one photograph, stamp of Ludwig Schoenecke (1847-1902), son-in-law of Conrad Schick, who also resided and worked in Jerusalem. 27X20 cm. Fair-poor condition. • "Explanation of Baurath Dr. Schick's Models", booklet concerning the various models built by Schick. [Without title page and publisher's information, late 19th or early 20th century]. English. Two copies. IV pages, 22 cm. Not in OCLC.