Parokhet

Parokhet

  • Place of origin:Crimea
  • Date:1833
  • Materials and equipment:Silk with gold needlework; linen (lining)
  • Size:172,5 х 163
  • Topic:
    Karaites
Parokhet. Crimea. 1833. Silk with gold needlework; linen (lining). 172.5 х 163. Embroidered dedication: ‘<…> the parokhet was donated to the synagogue in 5593 [i.e., 1833] by Kale Tsadok son of Yitschak in memory of [his] wife, who died in 5592 from the Creation of the World [i.e., 1832]’. Hebrew.