Paint

The carriage drawn by four horses is carved from several pieces of wood pieced together and decorated with paint: red, blue, gold, white, and green. The horses' manes are made from feathers.

Issachar Ber Ryback (1897-1935) was born in Elisavetpol, Ukraine, and studied at Kiev Academy. He exhibited for the first time in 1915 at the Kiev Spring Exhibition.

Many of the Ashkenazic Jews of Central and Eastern Europe brought woodcarving skills to our shores.

Mayer Rachmiel Mises (1801-1891) was born in Lemberg. He was ennobled in 1881 by Franz Joseph I of Austria in recognition of his economic achievements.

High relief image of the head of an aged, bearded man. A prayer shawl covers the top of his head. The cast is painted brown to imitate bronze.

Marketing nationality is not a post-1948 trend, but in fact continues the historical legacies of travel and colonialism in the region.

The design shows clasped hands of a woman and man, crown, and extensive inscription. The bridegroom is Aaron Jacob, son of David; the bride is Edel, daughter of Joel Hirsch.

The Omer Calendar serves to count the days from Passover, which commemorates the Exodus, to Shavuot, which commemorates the giving of the Torah.

Morris Indritz was born in 1890 in Courland, Russia, now Latvia.

Noah’s arks were a common toy of the late 19th century and were especially used by Christian children for Sabbath play on Sundays.