Name/Title
Precious legacy : treasures from the Jewish Museum in PragueEntry/Object ID
N7414.8.C94.P7 1998 Description
"Precious Legacy presents an insight into a rare and extraordinary collection of historic Jewish artifacts and artworks from 1587 to the 1940s. It celebrates the oldest continuous Jewish community in Europe which flourished at the crossroads of East and West in the country we now know as the Czech Republic ... Internationally acclaimed, the collection includes exquisite manuscripts, early Hebrew prints, paintings, etched glass, porcelain, ceremonial silver, richly embroidered synagogue textiles of silk and brocade, and rare folk artifacts." -- BOOK JACKETContext
Exhibition held at the Powerhouse Museum 16 December 1998 to March 1999.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Carolyn HahnNotes
Gift of Carolyn Hahn, August 2022.Lexicon
Search Terms
jewish art--czech republic, jewish needlework, jewish textile fabrics, museum collectionsLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Powerhouse MuseumEditor
Jana VytrhlikPublisher
Powerhouse PublishingDate Published
1998ISBN
1863170758Notes
Length: 112General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
A precious legacy / Jana Vytrhlik -- A history of the Jewish people in Bohemia and Moravia / Jana Vytrhlik -- The Jewish community in Australia / Suzanne Rutland -- Illustrations.