Rosenthal, Anna Schatz, 1889-1980

Abstract A hand-embroidered white satin challah (bread) cover for Shabbat. A Star of David is stitched with green embroidery floss in open chain stitches. Each of the 'background' sections of the star form have 20 rows of gold beads around a centered small green embroidered triangle. The word 'Shabbat' (in Hebrew) is embroidered inside the star, also using green embroidery floss and gold beads. Nine small gold beaded stars are in and around the star. There is red and green V-shaped border with...