Box 38

Prints of unidentified Jewish individuals wearing examples of typical dress from across the Middle East and parts of Asia. Most prints are portraits that depict formal dress, everyday outfits, and the clothing of Jews in specific occupations. Locations represented include Palestine, Babylon (Iran), Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Uzbekistan, and unspecified locations in the Orient.

Prints of unidentified Jewish individuals wearing examples of typical daily dress from Algeria, Constantinople (Istanbul), Gibraltar, Persia (Iran), and the Orient. The majority of depict daily clothing, though multiple prints feature formal ceremonial dress, such as that worn during weddings, as well as sometimes elaborate female headdresses.

Depictions of rabbis, Jews as merchants, peddlers, barbers, and tradesmen, and Jews at study or in prayer. Scenes feature Torah study, education, work, and holiday celebrations. Most are reproductions of paintings by well-known artists such as Jozef Israëls, Isidor Kaufmann, Alphonse Lévy, and Rembrandt.