Tablet
Object number2017.46.3
MediumWood; Metal; Plastic
Credit LineIn memory of Dr. Marvin Kurfeerst, Ph.D.
DescriptionThe Ten Commandments or Tablets of Stone display tablet. Dark stained wood. Rectangular with two arches along top edge. Front has raised border and two columns of hebrew characters. Front surface is rough-hewn wood. Beveled sides. Reverse has four brown plastic bumpers, one in each corner. Reverse has wall mounting system across top consisting of metal rings with wire strung between.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 24.375 × 22.125 × 2.125 in. (61.9 × 56.2 × 5.4 cm)InscriptionsFront has two columns of hebrew characters - the first ten letters of the Hebrew alphabet, which in Hebrew usage may be used interchangeably with the numbers 1-10.
Historical NotesWooden tablet rescued from the synagogue, Agudath Achim, in Beaver Falls, PA, when the building fell into disrepair in the 1970's. The donor's husband, Dr. Marvin Kurfeerst, is the person responsible for saving them.
Previous owner
Agudath Achim Congregation
Subjects
On View
Not on view
1960-1965
1939-1945
2015
c. 1994
