Board for a funeral

Name/Title

Board for a funeral

Entry/Object ID

K_1029

Description

A wooden board with a handle for carrying, for use during a funeral ceremony. "Made from the charity fund of HC Goh [Kadisha Gomeli Chesadim Society] in HC Prague". With two printed pages [the pages were printed in Trnava, Slovakia, circa 1920s]. On one side of the wooden board was pasted a page with the wording "Mektam for David" and on the other side was pasted a page with the wording "Le Mifadhan Lebne-Karah Psalm" (said at the funeral home). The title "Stain to David" was printed in red ink.

Made/Created

Place

City

Prague

Country

Czech Republic

Continent

Europe

Notes

Date made: 1920s

Dimensions

Height

39 cm

Material

Wood