Torah Finial / Rimmon

Condition:
Massive surface contamination, pronounced black-stained, matte surface, green corrosion in numerous areas. The character of the material and the original esthetics of the sophisticated surface work have been lost.

Measures:
Removal of surface contamination and cleaning agent remainders, electrolytc reduction of corrosion layers (silver sulfide layer) through local application, subsequent mechanical cleaning.

Required working hours:
16

Costs:
€ 640.-

Possibly from the old Jewish Museum and confiscated in 1938 together with the entire holdings. From 1939, in the Museum of Ethnology, where it was inventoried under "Post X 1939/Jüdisches Museum/varia," inventory no. 540 as "Torah prayer scroll finial, bronze, gilt, without no." Restituted to the Jewish Community (IKG) Vienna after 1945.
On base, surrounding Hebrew inscription: "This is a gift from the venerable Moshe Eliezer Schneider and his wife, Sheindel, to the Chevrah Kadisha Gemilut Hassadim in ?".
The holdings contain several ritual objects by Master AW (Anton Weichesmüller or A. Wandrich?).