Matzah cover

Matzah cover

  • Place of origin:Moldavia
  • Date:Early 20th cent.
  • Materials and equipment:Silk with colour embroidery, silver fringe
  • Size: 41 х 41
  • Topic:
    Pesach and Counting the Omer
Matzah cover. Moldavia. Early 20th cent. Silk with colour embroidery, silver fringe. 41 х 41. The embroidery includes inscriptions with images of Passover symbols. The three compartment markers bear the names Kohen, Levi, and Yisrael (denoting the three parts of the Jewish nation: the priestly estate, the Levites, and the rest of the people of Israel). Hebrew.