Handmade lace challah cover with a Hebrew inscription owned by Gertrude Straus
No restrictions on access A challah cover is a textile used during the Jewish Sabbath and festival meals to cover hallot (loaves of bread), which are often baked in an elborate, plaited shape. Religious inscriptions are often added to the covers, most commonly with embroidery or paint.
Organisatie
Collectie
- EHRI
Type
- Archief
Rechten
Identificatienummer van European Holocaust Research Infrastructure
- us-005578-irn887
Trefwoorden
- Challah (Bread)
- Object
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