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Object Number
95-20-10/49352
Display Title
Parchment from a Tefillin (Phylactery)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, hide, parchment, folded and rolled scroll with English and Hebrew text
Classification
- Parchment
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Massachusetts
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Berkshire County
/
Pittsfield
/
Yard of Mr. Joseph Merrick
Materials
Parchment, Ink
Dimensions
Overall: 2.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm (1 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Joseph Merrick, Esq.
(1814-1815)
Intermediary
Sylvester Larned
(1815)
Intermediary
Reverend William Allen
(ca. 1815 - 1816)
Donor
Donated by
American Antiquarian Society
(1816-1895)
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