REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1914. a1 
the Covenant with the two tables of the Decalogue, above which are 
two cherubim, the altar of incense, the candlestick, and the breast- 
plate of the high priest, the whole being surmounted by the three 
crowns of the Law, the Priesthood, and the Kingdom, and inclosed 
between wings which symbolize the presence of God. Next follow 
the articles used on feast days, such as cups, covers and spice boxes 
of the Sabbath; a complete set of embroidered tablecloths, silver, 
glass and china ware for the semiritual Passover meal; shofar, lulab, 
and ethrog, and numerous Hanukah lamps of silver, copper, and 
brass, some of them of artistic workmanship. One case is given to 
objects used on special occasions, such as a complete silver set of the 
utensils of circumcision, illuminated marriage contracts, wedding 
rings, slaughtering knife, etc.; and objects of the home, such as 
mezuzoth, mottoes, amulets, mizrahs. In still another case is a series 
of embroideries and tapestries depicting Bible narratives, such as 
the sacrifice of Isaac, Joseph in Egypt, the worshiping of the golden 
calf, the fight of David and Goliath, ete. 
The daughter religions of Judaism, namely, Christianity and 
Mohammedanism, come next in sequence. The latter, in two cases, 
is represented by a model of a mosque, manuscripts of the Koran 
upon their inlaid stands, mosque lamps of open brass work, flags and 
tablets, some of the equipment of pilgrims to Mecca, and the cos- 
tumes and utensils of several of the Dervish orders. 
The Christian collection is obviously confined to the illustration 
of the ceremonies and usages of the ritual branches of Christianity; 
that is, the Roman Catholic and Eastern Churches. The former oc- 
cupies an alcove of three cases. In the center is a wooden altar, 7 
feet 3 inches high, dating probably from the seventeenth century, 
and once belonging to a Roman Catholic church in Hildesheim, Ger- 
many, which is adorned with a painting representing the Holy 
Family. Upon and around this altar are ranged the appurtenances 
of the church services, as chalice and paten, cruets, candlesticks and 
hanging lamps, censers and incense boats, holy-water fountains and 
sprinklers, cibories, and ostensory; and then the vestments for the 
celebration of the mass and benediction, as albs, stoles, and chasubles 
of fine brocade with rich embroidery in silver, a Philippine dalmatic 
of purple velvet embroidered in gold, a cope and veil. In the side 
cases are exhibited an episcopal mitre, crozier, and pectoral; proces- 
sional crosses and banners, reliquaries, religious medals, statuettes 
and plaques representing the Virgin Mary and several saints; devo- 
tional objects, such as scapulars, rosaries, prayer books, votive offer- 
ings and amulets. Monastic life is shown by the habits of several 
orders, disciplinary girdles, scourges, etc., while in a special case is 
a lay figure draped with the costume of the great fraternity of the 
Misericordia in Italy. Another altar from Hildesheim, 15 feet in 
