Auction 016
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
By Kedem
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Aug 14, 2018
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 493:
Fabric Table Cloth with a Star of David and 200 Embroidered Signatures – Zionist Women's Organization – Birmingham, 1951
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Fabric Table Cloth with a Star of David and 200 Embroidered Signatures – Zionist Women's Organization – Birmingham, 1951
An embroidered table cloth presumably made by Jewish women from a Zionist organization in Birmingham. Birmingham [USA?], 1951.
A Star of David is embroidered in the center, surrounded by two golden circles and the caption: "Birmingham Women Zionists, Nisan 5711, April 12th 1951". About 200 colorful signatures are embroidered around the symbol and in the corners.
We have no details about an organization named "Birmingham Women Zionists", but it is known that in Birmingham, Alabama, a number of prominent Jewish women organizations were very active, among them "Hadassah" organization that held sewing groups for women.
Approx. 218X169 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases and slight defects. A few names are written on the table cloth in pen.
