Lot 587
Decorative Textile for a Torah Scroll Case – Tunisia or Morocco
Decorative textile for a Torah Scroll case. [Tunisia or Morocco, early 20th century]. Silk (?), embroidery threads. Dense embroidery of diagonal rectangles. A stylized embroidery of branches and flowers in golden threads appears within each rectangle. Inscribed within one rectangle: “For the rest of… Miriam neé Leloush…”. Dots are embroidered next to the inscription. Length: 38 cm, width: 130 cm. Poor condition. Holes, tears and stains.
