The Feast of the Drawing of Water

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Description: 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.

Credit Line: Gift of The Ehrich Galleries, in memory of Mrs. Louis R. Ehrich

Date: 18th century

Accession Number: 1929-16-1

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Type: embroidery & stitching
Object Name: Embroidered picture
Type: Embroidered picture

Medium: Medium: silk, metallic yarn Technique: embroidery
Dimensions: H x W: 50.8 x 69.2 cm (20 x 27 1/4 in.)

made in: Europe

See more items in: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection; Textiles Department

Data Source: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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THE FEAST OF THE DRAWING OF WATER

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/43808

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The Feast of the Drawing of Water

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