Caption

Bookstand, origin unknown, Hebrew, Jerusalem Israel/Palestine; rectangular 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 widen 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 rectangular wooden panel with a warm brown color and visible wood grain, featuring a carved design of a group of rounded rectangular shapes with raised cross-like motifs repeated across them; the wood shows darker brown veining and a few blackish streaks, with carved grooves and recessed areas creating shadows of deeper brown; the panel has a framed border in a similar brown tone and the background behind the panel is a flat gray color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_160

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Rights managed

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43.2Mb (1.6Mb) / 20.0in x 8.4in / 6000 x 2517 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bookstand origin unknown Hebrew Jerusalem Israel Palestine rectangular bookstand two foldable sides decorated three recessed Jerusalem Crosses Under central cross ink inscription ??????? Yerushalayim Main part profiled edges widen 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 rectangular wooden panel warm brown color visible wood grain featuring carved design group rounded rectangular shapes raised cross- motifs repeated across them wood darker brown veining blackish streaks carved grooves recessed areas creating shadows deeper brown panel framed border brown tone background flat gray color.