Mother-of-pearl inlay on silver Shabbat Challah Knife

19th century

caption:
Polish folding knife made by Sheffield with mother-of-pearl inlay, and hand-carved inscription, “Shabbat Kodesh” (Holy Sabbath).
 
The knife bears the inscription, “Sheffield”

 

Identifer: CJF.2009.001.140

Medium
Silver

Topics
Shabbat

Collection
University of Cincinnati Hillel Collection

Description
The knife was owned by the late grandfather of Harry Freedman, and donated to the University of Cincinnati Hillel Collection by Harry Freedman.
 

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