Caption

Bookstand, origin, Hebrew; Jerusalem Israel/Palestine; rectangular bookstand with two foldable sides; decorated with three recessed Jerusalem crosses; under the central cross an ink inscription in Hebrew: ??????? Yerushalayim; main part has profiled edges and can be widened by sliding the central part in a groove to the right; movable sides have a heart-shaped outline and when unfolded on brass hinges sit nearly vertical with a slight inclination; outer surfaces of the sides decorated with crosses; 19th/20th century; hardware; height 12.6 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 2.9 cm., A wooden carved object rests on a flat surface against a plain background, showing a long rectangular base with a polished finish and two raised, paddle-shaped pieces with carved recessed patterns on top; the wood displays warm brown tones with visible grain and darker brown accents, and the background and surface are shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_158

License type

Rights managed

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53.7Mb (431.6Kb) / 20.0in x 10.4in / 6000 x 3130 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bookstand origin Hebrew Jerusalem Israel Palestine rectangular bookstand two foldable sides decorated three recessed Jerusalem crosses under central cross ink inscription ??????? Yerushalayim main part profiled edges widened sliding central part groove right movable sides heart-shaped outline unfolded brass hinges sit nearly vertical slight inclination outer surfaces sides decorated crosses 19th 20th century hardware height 12.6 cm width 37.3 cm depth 2.9 cm wooden carved object rests flat surface plain background showing long rectangular base polished finish two raised paddle-shaped pieces patterns top wood displays warm brown tones visible grain darker brown accents background surface shades gray.