Lot 8
Embroidery – Portraits of Joseph Trumpeldor and Theodor Herzl
Embroidery; portraits of Joseph Trumpeldor and Theodor Herzl. [Palestine?, after 1920].
Embroidered portraits of Joseph Trumpeldor wearing the uniform of the Zion Mule Corps and Theodor Herzl, with a Star of David between them. Around the portraits, an embroidered inscription: "It is Good to Die for Our Country / If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget" (Hebrew), decorated with two doves.
Approx. 40X30 cm. Fair-good condition. Fabric and parts of the embroidery significantly faded (the original color of the fabric was blue). Stains and minor unraveling. Several small holes and small tears.
