(Mikveh Israel). Commercial order and receipt.
Auction 92 |
Thursday, February 18th,
2021 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts
Lot 143
(AMERICAN-JUDAICA).
(Mikveh Israel). Commercial order and receipt.
Philadelphia: 1785
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,000
This document is the order placed by Mikveh Israel to the Philadelphia lumber firm of Wayne & Maxfield. Significant amounts of lumber, boards and shingles of many types of wood are listed. This was the raw materials required for the “Building Back of the Synagogue” - an expansion of the structure on Cherry Alley, first constructed in 1782.
A signed note attests that the lumber was “Deliver’d to.” Recorded is Michael Gratz, Parnas of the synagogue, who oversaw this transaction; and Matthias Sadler, who was the artificer, or contractor.