Reader's Desk Cover (Mappah)
Unknown Maker
- Ottoman Empire Early 20th Century|
Originally a wrapper (called a Bogo), part of Kavesera, the set of luxurious bed-cover and pillows for wedding and childbirth bed, decorated with metal thread embroidery. A wrapper is a square cloth used to wrap other cloths. It was donated to a synagogue to be used as a reader's desk cover. The inscription reads: "In memory of the souls of Abraham Danon and Gershon Tranto, the donor Moshe Tranto".
| Name: | Reader's Desk Cover (Mappah) |
| Artist: | Unknown Maker |
| Location: | |
| Origin: | Ottoman Empire, Early 20th Century |
| Medium: | Textile |
| Dimensions: | 32 x 33 1/2 in. |
| Credit: | Gift of Georgette Grosz Spertus from the Maurice Spertus Collection |
| Catalog Number: | 86.94 |