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Object Name |
Decalogue, Wooden |
Date |
late 19th century |
Place of Origin |
Hartford, Connecticut |
Medium |
Wood: carved, painted, gold leaf |
Dimensions |
30 x 19 1/2 in. (49.5 x 76.2 cm) |
Accession Number |
B.704 |
Credit line |
The Ralph and Leuba Baum Collection |
About This Work |
This carved wooden Decalogue topped by priestly hands adorned the Torah ark of Adas Israel Synagogue in Hartford, Connecticut, which was founded in 1872. It was removed in 1964 when the synagogue was demolished to make way for a new highway. Each of the Ten Commandments is represented as an abbreviation by applied wooden letters, painted gold. It is not clear why the last two commandments appear in reverse order: "Honor thy Father and thy Mother" appears before "Remember the Sabbath Day." Tradition and Remembrance: Treasures of the Derfner Judaica Museum, 2009-ongoing, exhibition label. |