Name/Title

Circumcision flask

Entry/Object ID

K_0011

Tags

main display

Description

This silver flask for astringent powder is decorated with chased scenes relating to the circumcision ceremony. It is engraved with a Hebrew dedication to Raphael Son of Kavifman, text for "And Your Brit Should Be for Brit Forever," and the date of 1744.

Made/Created

Date made

1744

Place

Continent

Europe

Notes

Germany or Bohemia

Dimensions

Height

5-1/4 in

Material

silver