Scroll of Esther
Unknown German, German
about 1700
Wood and parchment
Overall: 11 13/16 × 1 15/16 in. (30 × 5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
158.12.18298
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Nazi-Era Provenance Research
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on front flap: "Menachem ben Reb Abraham Schwartz." [possibly Rabbi Abraham Nachman Schawartz, 1871-1937]
Provenance
Edwin Jan Van Etten (1884-1956), Lyme, New Hampshire; to Jesse Keller Fenno (1894-1963, Class of 1916), Lyme, New Hampshire; purchased by present collection, 1958.
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