Set of Silver Tefillin Boxes. Poland, Early 19th Century
Marked “12” with artisan’s insignia. This set of silver tefillin boxes features folk-style engraving typical of the period and region. The boxes feature a checkered pattern around the sides, and a triangular design on top, and are lined with velvet fabric inside.
One box is engraved on top with the initials ‘ש"י’ (shel yad – for the hand) along with an engraved crown, and the other is engraved with ‘ש"ר’ (shel rosh – for the head) with a matching crown engraved above.
A similar item can be seen in the Stieglitz Collection (p. 316, item #213).
Condition: Good.
Size: 9.5 cm long (inc. bottom part), 7 cm wide; compartments: 4.8×4.8 cm.
Provenance: Yechezkel Toporowitch Collection
Crowning Bnei Yisrael in Glory
Donned every day of the week with the exception of Shabbos and Yom Tov, tefillin number among the most prized and sacred possessions of every Jewish man. In the past, affluent Jews would custom-order silver tefillin boxes to store this sacred article and enhance their fulfillment of the mitzvah.
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