Cloth napkins for Shabbat [8] and Passover [7]. Colored, embroidered and printed. Palestine. Beginning of the 20th century.
Shabbat: Square and rectangular napkins. 42-53 cm. long, 35-43 cm. wide. Passover: Round, diameter of 36. One square napkin measuring 31×31 cm.
The Shabbat napkins are embroidered with colorful illustrations of challa bread, Kiddush, the Western Wall and more, with the caption לכבוד שבת ויום טוב and מזכרת ירושלם on a few of them. One colored, printed napkin. All with nice, cloth fringes. The Passover napkins include 3 ‘pockets’ for the seder matzot, and are printed with colored illustrations of the seder plate and the caption בשנה הבאה לירושלים הבנויה. One embroidered napkin. All with nice fringes, some gilt.
Some of the napkins have a few wine and drink stains. All are in very fine condition.