Auction 24 · Lot 323
EMBROIDERED SILK MATZAH COVER. Jerusalem, 1925.
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Unlined silk, with unfinished hems, embroidered with depiction of Passover Seder Table and appropriate inscription; also, Jerusalem, 1925, set within colorful flowering wreath; at bottom, maker’s name (Ch. S. Salant); in corners, names of three ritual Matzahs used at Seder. H: 580mm.
summary
The lot includes the original mailing tube. The textile was sent by Joseph Hirsch Salant, who resided in “Batei Machsei” in Jerusalem, Palestine, to Mrs. S. Butensky, 238 East 112 Street, New York City, America. The sender wrote “It may be opened by customs.” It was received in New York on May 18th, 1925