"Yahrzeit" memorial plaque. [Central Europe, possibly Hungary or vicinity, 1920s].

Paint on tinplate; wooden frame.

Large memorial plaque, presumably intended for synagogue display. Hand-painted on a large tinplate sheet (edges folded over a wooden frame affixed to the back), with a finely executed depiction of a grand architectural structure at whose base appears a weeping winged figure.

At top is inscribed the verse: "They were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided"; at bottom: "For these I weep; mine eye, mine eye runs down with water". Center inscribed with the names of four deceased – the parents and father-in-law of the plaque’s donor – who passed away between 1913 and 1921.

65X46.5 cm. Overall good condition. Minor bends and defects, with slight damage to painting. Notable defects on verso and wooden frame.