RARE MATZAH COVER
$8,000

Description	:	Bohemian, 19th century The long undyed cotton strip realistically embroidered in red cotton thread in 4 registers, the first showing the sun's rays and central Magen David with Hebrew words "For Pesach", the second showing figures of "the Wise son and Wicked son", the third with figures of the "Simple son and the One who doesn't know how to ask", and the foutth showing the symbolic foods of the Seder and blessing over the Matzah in leafy surround, beautifully embroidered, 64" long x 15" wide Literature Barbara Kirschenblatt-Gimblett: Fabric of Jewish Life, Jewish Museum, NYC, 1977, fig. 221
Price	:	$8,000