[Stained Glass Window Pane of a Mandrake] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Stained Glass Window Pane of a Mandrake]

Creator

  • Photographer: Lauer, Ralph
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: "Photo by Ralph Lauer, for Beth-El Congregation"

Contributor

  • Artisan: United Glass & Mirror Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: Formerly Dallas Art Glass Co.; created stained-glass windows in 1947

Date

  • Creation: 1999

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph of a stained-glass window pane depicting the flowers of a mandrake plant, which represents Reuben. It is one of more than two dozen circular stained-glass discs created for the sanctuary of Fort Worth's Temple Beth-El; most of the images were copied from a book on Jewish treasures to represent a collection of Judaica in miniature. Biblically, the mandrake plant (fruit and roots) was believed to enhance a woman's fertility; Reuben gathered it for his mother, Leah. Leah had six children and also gave the plant to Rachel, who was barren but later conceived two sons. This pane was transferred to a window in the Hall of Remembrance when Beth-El Congregation moved to 4900 Briarhaven Rd. in the summer of 2000.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, col. ; 35 mm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Religious institutions.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Synagogues -- Texas -- Fort Worth.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Religion - Synagogues
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Religion - Denominations - Jewish
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Architecture
  • Keyword: temples
  • Keyword: stained glass windows
  • Keyword: Judaism
  • Keyword: Jewish community

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Tarrant County - Fort Worth
  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1999

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2010
    Code: SG10

Institution

  • Name: Fort Worth Jewish Archives
    Code: FWJA

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: BEA-PIX-BLD-2-STGL-013
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth188519

Note

  • Display Note: The images were painted on circles of glass and fired in 1947 at a Dallas studio for the temple located at 207 W. Broadway Ave. When the congregation moved in 2000, the stained-glass images were removed and twelve (depicting the Twelve Tribes of Israel), including this one, were incorporated into the new building; the remaining stained-glass medallions were placed in storage in the archives.
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Perfection V700 Photo
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