Caption

Bookstand, origin unknown, Hebrew, Jerusalem Israel/Palestine; rectangular foldable bookstand with two sides, decorated with three recessed Jerusalem Crosses. Under the central cross an ink Hebrew inscription reads ??????? 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 almost vertically with 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 with a carved backrest featuring a symmetrical decorative motif, shown from the rear on a smooth grey background; the wood has a warm brown color with visible grain patterns and darker brown carved lines, and there are a few areas of lighter brown where the wood appears worn.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_164

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Rights managed

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53.7Mb (440.3Kb) / 20.0in x 10.4in / 6000 x 3130 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bookstand origin unknown Hebrew Jerusalem Israel Palestine rectangular foldable bookstand two sides decorated three recessed Jerusalem Crosses Under central cross ink Hebrew inscription reads ??????? Yerushalayim Main part profiled edges widened shifting central part embedded groove right Movable sides heart-shaped outline unfolded brass hinges sit almost vertically slight inclination crosses outer surface 19th 20th century hardware height 12.6 cm width 37.3 cm depth 2.9 cm wooden object carved backrest featuring symmetrical decorative motif shown rear smooth grey background wood warm brown color visible grain patterns darker brown carved lines areas lighter brown worn.