Auction 8 Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Feb 2, 2010 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 9:

Fine Matzah Cover – Colorful Embroidery, 1893

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Matzah cover, colorful embroidery on Bordeaux-colored velvet. East Europe? End of 19th century. The borders of the cover bear two embroidered jars with trees growing out of them. In a square frame in the center decorated with floral designs appears the year 1893.
The phrase "Chag Ha-Matzot Shiv'a Yamim… ve-tzivanu al achilat matzah" in embroidered on the upper part of the cover.
On the bottom a jug, bottle and wine glass are embroidered with the writing: "Le-Shanah haba'ah be-yerushulayim". Under that is the name "Beril Zupnik".
35.5 X 35.5 cm. Good condition. Embroidery on upper part is somewhat unraveled. Dark stains to inner partitions on bottom part only.

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