Silver Pointer for reading the Torrah
Unknown English, English
London, England
1900-1907
Silver
Overall: 1 7/16 × 11 7/16 in. (3.7 × 29 cm)
Overall: 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
158.12.18297
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Nazi-Era Provenance Research
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Mark of maker partially rubbed, possibly "B" or "MB". Stamp indicates: "Made in London, after 1900, possibly 1907."
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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