The Feast of the Drawing of Water
date: label: Date
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: Picture shows a scene in Jewish ritual celebration: "The Feast of the Drawing of Water." In the back are three arches: in the center a hanging candelabra, on the left, a man playing the tambourine, on the right a man playing a horn. In the foreground are three figures, all of same man-- Rabban Simeon-- performing different acts of rejoicing. Embroidered in pale silks, metal thread and paillettes on cream-colored taffeta.
place: label: made in
content: Europe
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Ehrich Galleries, in memory of Mrs. Louis R. Ehrich
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1929-16-1
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Object Name
content: Embroidered picture
label: Type
content: Embroidered picture
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk, metallic yarn Technique: embroidery
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 50.8 x 69.2 cm (20 x 27 1/4 in.)