Embroidered Sabbath tablecloth. [Ottoman Empire, early 20th century].
Linen, embroidery and metal threads.
Square tablecloth covered with embroidery in shades of orange, green, purple and light blue. A Star of David in the center with the word "Zion", surrounded by the words "Lichvod Shabbat" (faulty) and "Yerushalayim". Decorations in vegetal and geometric motifs. Along the margins - metal- threads embroidery. Possibly this Mappah served as a Hallah Cover.
44X44 cm. Fair condition. Wear, unraveling, stains.
Literature:
1. Ester Juhasz, "Sephardi Jews in the Ottoman Empire", The Israel Museum, 1989, p. 90.
2. Genia Dolev (editor): Shimmering Gold, the Splendor of Gold Embroidered Textiles, Eretz Israel Museum, 2007, pp. 68-69.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer