Caption

Bookstand, origin, Hebrew; Jerusalem Israel/Palestine; iconography: Jerusalem cross; function: pilgrim/bookstand. Rectangular wooden bookstand with two foldable sides, decorated with three recessed Jerusalem crosses. Under the central cross is an ink inscription in Hebrew: ??????? Yerushalayim. Main part has profiled edges and can be widened by shifting the central part embedded in a groove to the right. Movable sides have a heart-shaped outline; when unfolded on brass hinges they sit nearly vertical with a slight inclination and are decorated with crosses on the outer surface. 19th/20th century; hardware; height 12.6 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 2.9 cm., A wooden object rests on a flat wooden base against a gray background; the object and base are brown with visible wood grain and polished surfaces, and the object has a symmetrical shape with two raised, curved platforms and a recessed central section containing carved decorative patterns; the raised areas have smooth rounded edges and the base has layered molding around its perimeter.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_159

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Rights managed

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53.7Mb (478.0Kb) / 20.0in x 10.4in / 6000 x 3130 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bookstand origin Hebrew Jerusalem Israel Palestine iconography Jerusalem cross function pilgrim bookstand Rectangular wooden bookstand two foldable sides decorated three recessed Jerusalem crosses Under central cross ink inscription ??????? Yerushalayim Main part profiled edges widened shifting central part embedded groove right Movable sides heart-shaped outline unfolded brass hinges sit nearly vertical slight inclination crosses outer surface 19th 20th century hardware height 12.6 cm width 37.3 cm depth 2.9 cm wooden object rests flat wooden base gray background object base brown visible wood grain polished surfaces symmetrical shape two raised curved platforms recessed central section containing carved decorative patterns raised areas smooth rounded edges layered molding perimeter.