Subject: Tefillin

Hand-embroidered tefillin bag featuring birds and flowers. Includes a line of Hebrew text and the date 1894. Discovered in New York City; origin possibly European or American. Measures approximately 10" x 8.5".

Black and white photograph of a bar mitzvah boy wearing tefillin and a prayer shawl, holding a Bible. On the table are the bag for the shawl and tefillin. A New Year's card is affixed to the back of the photograph: "Mr. & Mrs. S. Shulk, 2414 S. 3rd St., Phila. 1/1/1920."