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meals, sometimes also before saying grace after meals. The custom 
is also referred to in the New Testament.* 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
78. Passover pisH.—Used at the Passover meal, or seder, to hold 
the maccoth and the other symbolical articles of the service. Made 
by the Jews of Spain in the thirteenth century, glazed in Italy in 
the sixteenth century. On its surface are painted the benediction of 
kiddush and the sixteen words containing the programme of the cere- 
monies performed during the Seder, and four vignettes representing 
the family in the various stages of the service. Height, 34 inches; 
diameter, 183 inches. (Plate LX XXIV, Cat. No. 154594, U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
79. BRASS PLATE USED AT THE Passover MEAL.—Adorned with ani- 
mal figures and flowers and containing an Arabic inscription in 
Hebrew characters. Made in Constantinople. Diameter, 26 inches. 
(Plate LX X XV, Cat. No. 1380291, U.S.N.M.) 
80. Stnver Passover pLATE.—Embossed and chased with interlaced 
scrolls and seven medallions on the border, representing the Patri- 
archs, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, David, and Solomon.? 
Italian Renaissance period. Diameter, 234 inches. (Plate 
LXXXVI, Cat. No. 3673, U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
81. Passover pisH.—Made of pewter. [Engraved with parts of the 
liturgy recited at the Passover meal (sederv). Diameter, 145 inches. 
(Cat. No. 248921, U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
82. Passover cLoTH.—Made of white silk, in Jerusalem. Stamped 
with the principal prayers recited at the Passover meal, or seder, and 
illuminated with representations of the Temple Mount and other 
buildings of the city of Jerusalem; as also with the cities of Jericho 
and Shechem; with the candlestick (menorah) ; and the tables of the 
Law (Decalogue). Measurements, 18 by 18 inches. (Cat. No. 
155263, U.S.N.M.) 
Gift of Moses A. Dropsie, Esq. 
83. Cover For THE UNLEAVENED BREAD, OR MAGCOTH, USED AT THE 
PassOVER MEAL, OR SEDER.—Linen, embroidered in silk. Made in 
Chalcis (EKuboea), Greece, in the seventeenth century. Measure- 
ments, 164 by 15 inches. (Plate LXXXVII, Cat. No. 154599, 
U.S.N.M.) ; 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
84. Brass DISH, USED FOR HOLDING THE GREEN HERBS AT THE Pass- 
OVER MEAL, OR SEDER.—Chased work. Made in Venice, Italy, in the 
@ Compare Matthew xv, 2; Mark vii, 2; and Luke xi, 38. 
b May also have been used for the ablution of the priests before blessing of 
the people on festivals, 
