2 Amulets, manuscript, ink and paint on paper. Calligraphic Italian hand. Written on both sides of the leaf, with borders and vignettes in colors. One side of the leaf has an predominantly orange border, and on top are two putim holding a crown, with ...
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy. and Italy
Subject (Topic):
Amulets (Judaism), Religious articles, Religious life and customs, and Jewish art and symbolism
Amulet, manuscript, ink on vellum. This amulet includes the names of the angels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel in each corner and prayers for protection from the many dangers that threaten life such as childbirth, fire and water. What is of part...
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy. and Italy
Subject (Topic):
Amulets (Judaism), Religious articles, Religious life and customs, and Jewish art and symbolism
"Members of the Grenville family surround a table on which a black footman places a basket containing an attractive baby. The child kicks and crows as the man lifts up the wrapping which had covered her. A blue ribbon with a seal or jewel hangs from t...
Alternative Title:
Misfortune of not being born with marks of "the talents"!
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 19th, 1808, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Grenville, Thomas, 1755-1846, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, and Nugent, George Nugent Grenville, Baron, 1788-1850
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Infants, Baskets, Servants, Religious articles, Robes, Tables, Altars, Chandeliers, and Doors & doorways
"Members of the Grenville family surround a table on which a black footman places a basket containing an attractive baby. The child kicks and crows as the man lifts up the wrapping which had covered her. A blue ribbon with a seal or jewel hangs from t...
Alternative Title:
Misfortune of not being born with marks of "the talents"!
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 19th, 1808, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Grenville, Thomas, 1755-1846, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, and Nugent, George Nugent Grenville, Baron, 1788-1850
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Infants, Baskets, Servants, Religious articles, Robes, Tables, Altars, Chandeliers, and Doors & doorways
Printed on paper, dated 697 (1936 or 1937). At the top of the document are the words "Jerusalem" in Hebrew and in English. In the center is the word "Mizraḥ". At the center of the document is an oval enclosing a biblical map of Israel with the trib...
Description:
In Hebrew, Yiddish and English.
Subject (Geographic):
Jerusalem. and Jerusalem
Subject (Topic):
Prayer, Judaism, Religious articles, Jewish art and symbolism, and Religious life and customs
"The Regent, as Macheath, wearing military uniform and heavily shackled, stands between Mrs. Fitzherbert, who kneels at his feet (left) removing his leg-irons, and Lady Hertford (right), who stands beside him taking the fetters from his wrists (inscri...
Alternative Title:
Polly & Lucy taking off the restrictions, Polly and Lucy takeing off the restrictions, and Polly and Lucy taking off the restrictions
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published March 1812 by J. Jonhston, 98 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, McMahon, John, approximately 1754-1817, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845., Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815., and Dionysus (Greek deity),
Subject (Topic):
Harlequin (Fictitious character), Military uniforms, British, Shackles, Religious articles, Turbans, Wigs, Bags, and Pictures
Manuscript, ink on paper, dated 693 Kisleṿ (1932). The traditional shiviti statement, Psalm 16:8, "I have set (shiviti) the Lord always before me" is written at the top of the document. In the center of the document is a large seven-branched candelab...
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Jerusalem. and Jerusalem
Subject (Topic):
Prayer, Judaism, Religious articles, Jewish art and symbolism, and Religious life and customs
Printed on paper with a green background. The document is in very poor shape and is pasted onto a hard backing. On the top are depicted the 12 tribes of Israel in a semi-circle, and immediately below is a six-pointed star with the traditional Hebrew ...
Description:
In Hebrew.
Subject (Geographic):
Poland, Warsaw., and Warsaw (Poland)
Subject (Topic):
Prayer, Judaism, Religious articles, Jewish art and symbolism, and Religious life and customs
