5. From the Cleveland Art Museum, Embroidered Border: The Baking of Unleavened Bread, Italy 16th-17th century. Silk on linen. 18.1×45.4cm (7 1/8 x 17 7/8 in.) Gift of the Textile Arts Club; 193...
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We have a clear provenance with the Jewish Museum’s piece. It’s dated with a reference to the Jewish calendar year 5343, which puts it at 1582/1583 on the standard Western calendar, and it�...
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written about this design before. I think this time I’ll circle the center panel with other, narrower bands. Again, no set
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grapevine, with very angular, striated branches sprouting off more organic and woody trunks. I wrote about it here before. The space for it was too small to show the entire repeat, so I focu...
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I appreciate the history and opportunity to view these works on my screen. Living in Australia, I am hoping that one day the museums give us internet access to view the collections we are interes...
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It very well could be that the binder was stitched by Honorata herself. There was/is? a bracha in the Italian rite in praise of the women of the community who created needleworks to adorn the Syn...
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Shalom! Thank you for sharing so much of yourself! I spent time at the NY Jewish Museum many years ago. Now I visit the Skirball Museum about 1.5 hours' drive since we moved from LI to southern C...
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Blintzes would not be a Passover food, made as they are with flour. We're not following the matzo-only dictum, but even so, it's not part of this holiday's set.
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Thank you for sharing those red voided bands. I had only ever seen them in black and white, in one particular book. Gorgeous! Are you making blintzs, as you did last year, or is that a different ...
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Thanks for sharing these beautiful pieces.
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