Cloth with bird decoration and colorful embroidery, "Made by the General Israel Orphans Home Jerusalem". Jerusalem, [early decades of the 20th century].
Rectangular cloth, in the middle of which is a decoration of a bird carrying a branch with flowers in its beak. At the four corners are floral decorations. At the top and bottom margins is the inscription: "Made by General Israel Orphans Home Jerusalem" (Hebrew and English).
The "General Orphans Home" in Jerusalem was founded in 1902 by David Weingarten. At first it was situated on Meah Shearim Street, later moving to a building in the courtyard of the Ethiopian Church, and in 1930 it moved to the Alliance House on Jaffa Street, where 200 orphaned girls resided. The orphanage was called "General" because its doors were open to girls of all Jewish ethnic groups. The language spoken in it from its founding day was Hebrew.
Approx. 80X51 cm. Good-fair condition. Cloth slightly faded. Unraveled threads and tears where the cloth is attached to the lining. Holes to margins.

White Palestinian dress. [Ramallah area, first half of the 20th century].
Embroidered cotton cloth.
Long dress with short sleeves, embroidered with bright blue, red and dark red threads and decorated with vegetal and geometric motifs. Fine breastplate, with large fowl and bird decorations.
Length: 120 cm, maximum width: 70 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Sewing repairs.