Bidspirit auction | Ottoman silver wire embroidered Bimah


Ottoman silver wire embroidered Bimah textile 1884 - The ground of the textile is made of purple silk. In the center is embroidered with  silver wire ornamentation in geometric and organic design. Border of the textile embroidered with geometeric shapes with organic motifs whithin them. Dedication and date embroidered in Hebrew   ” to my daughter... (from) Rabbi Areah 5645 (1884) dimensions: 90cm*54cm  *In Ottoman lands, items such as these were often first used domestically and then on a subsequent special occasion donated for the use of the synagague.