Caption

Bookstand, origin likely Jerusalem Israel/Palestine, Hebrew inscription, 19th–20th century. Rectangular wooden bookstand with two foldable sides, decorated with three recessed Jerusalem crosses. Under the central cross is an ink Hebrew inscription: ??????? 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; when unfolded on brass hinges they sit almost vertically with a slight inclination and are decorated with crosses on the outer surface. Materials: hardware; dimensions: height 12.6 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 2.9 cm., A wooden object with a long rectangular base and a pair of curved upright supports at each end is shown against a light gray background; the wood has warm brown tones with visible grain and a polished finish, and there are brass-colored metal fittings at the bases of the uprights; the base surface includes carved recessed shapes and a slightly raised edge, and the uprights have smooth rounded tops and darker brown streaks in the grain.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_166

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Keywords

Bookstand origin Jerusalem Israel Palestine Hebrew inscription 19th–20th century Rectangular wooden bookstand two foldable sides decorated three recessed Jerusalem crosses Under central cross ink Hebrew inscription ??????? Yerushalayim Main part profiled edges widened sliding central part groove right Movable sides heart-shaped outline unfolded brass hinges sit almost vertically slight inclination crosses outer surface Materials hardware dimensions height 12.6 cm width 37.3 cm depth 2.9 cm wooden object long rectangular base pair curved upright supports shown light gray background wood warm brown tones visible grain polished finish brass-colored metal fittings bases uprights base surface includes carved shapes slightly raised edge smooth rounded tops darker brown streaks grain.