Decorated Wimpel with Colorful Silk Embroidery – Germany, 1720

Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Hirsch son of Yosl Segal. [Germany], 5481 [1720].

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Decorated Wimpel with Colorful Silk Embroidery – Germany, 1720

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Auction 105 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Esther Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art

Jan 27, 2026

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Decorated Wimpel with Colorful Silk Embroidery – Germany, 1720

Opening: $1,000

Sold for: $4,500

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Wimpel (Torah binder), commemorating the birth of the child Hirsch son of Yosl Segal. [Germany], 5481 [1720].

Colorful silk-thread embroidery on linen.

Composed of four, nearly identically-sized linen sheets, sewn together. At center appears the embroidered inscription: "Hirsch son of R. Yosl Segal, born … 14th Kislev, 5481…”

The inscription is embroidered in a wide range of colored silk threads, in stylized letters adorned with vegetal and geometric motifs and with animal ornament (fish, birds). Additional motifs include embroidery in the form of a bow and arrow (the zodiac sign Sagittarius), and a Torah scroll motif following the word “LeTorah”.

Several of the ascenders of the letter lamed are shaped as animals – deer, giraffes, a stork, and others.

Height: 19.5 cm. Length: 472 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. The embroidery at the beginning of the wimpel may have undergone professional restoration.

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