Torah shield
Item
Title
Torah shield
Creator
AC [hallmark]
Description
Torah shield decorated with two lions flanking the Tablets of the Ten Commandments, topped by a Crown. Below is a window designed to insert a plaque indicating the holiday. Accompanied by four interchangeable plaques inscribed: Shabbat/Yom Kippur, Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot. Features Austrian silver hallmarks: the Diana head and the Dog's head. Hebrew inscription: Donated by the Honorable Moshe Weiss and his wife, Mrs. Sarah. May they live long.
Coverage
Vienna
Date
before 1918
Language
HEB
Identifier
TN 13/I-01
Materials
silver
Physical Dimensions
35.5 x 27.5 cm
Provenance
Trenčín synagogue
Collection
Citation
AC [hallmark], “Torah shield,” Slovak Jewish Heritage Database, accessed July 17, 2025, https://database.slovak-jewish-heritage.org/items/show/715.