Print portfolio 09, 1661, 1683, circa 1731-1739, 1775, 1852-1902, undated
Scope and Contents
Prints of holiday customs, life cycle events, and ceremonial objects. Examples include life cycle events such as circumcision, marriage, and funeral rituals and mourning, ceremonial objects such as tefillin, and holiday customs such as malkot, which takes place on Yom Kippur. Prints also include depictions of weddings and funerals of prominent Jewish figures, such as the marriage of Leopold de Rothschild and Marie Perugia and the funeral of Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler.
Dates
- Creation: 1661, 1683, circa 1731-1739, 1775, 1852-1902, undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Rosenthall, William A. (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 81.5 linear feet (58 flat boxes, 5 postcard boxes, 28 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 38 oversize folders)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
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