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1967.29.53

Wooden scroll, partly decorated with green paint, with Book of Esther written in Hebrew on vellum. [SM (Verve) 26/08/2014]

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1967.29.53

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden scroll, partly decorated with green paint, with Book of Esther written in Hebrew on vellum. [SM (Verve) 26/08/2014]
Long description
Wooden scroll, partly decorated with green paint, with Book of Esther written in Hebrew on vellum. The sections of parchment are stitched together. [SM (Verve) 26/08/2014]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Mercy Watson
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1601-1700
Date collected
1885-1887
Acquisition information
Donated: 1967
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Parchment Skin Animal, Material Pigment, Process Written, Process Painted, Process Decorated, Process Turned, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length: max 280 mm, Width: max 55 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1967.29.53

Search terms: Writing, Religion, Picture and Graphic Art, Scroll, Document

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