About the Artwork
Mezuzah
1957
Earl Krentzin
born 1929
American
Unknown
Silver, vermilion, wood, and enamel
Overall: 6 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 inches (16.2 × 7.9 × 3.5 cm)
Silver
Contemporary Art after 1950
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Krentzin in memory of Harry Krentzin
63.144
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Markings
Inscribed on silver plaque: SHADAI (the Almighty)
Stamped on back silver plate: KRENTZIN STERLING
Provenance
1963-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition. Exh. cat., City Art Museum of St. Louis. St. Louis, 1964, cat. no. 69.
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Earl Krentzin, Mezuzah, 1957, silver, vermilion, wood, and enamel. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Krentzin in memory of Harry Krentzin, 63.144.
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