Bimah cloth

Object/Artifact

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Historical Society of Hammonton

Bimah cloth cover

Bimah cloth cover

Name/Title

Bimah cloth

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.1

Description

The cloth pictured is used to cover the bimah, which is a raised platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read and the service is conducted. This cloth is a gold jacquard material with gold trim. It has several stains, likely from wine(?) or other liquids used during the service. Condition: Fair

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Source or Donor

Claudia Tung

Acquisition Method

Gift

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Poor

Date Examined

Mar 16, 2023

Examined By

Deborah White