Bookstand, origin, Hebrew; Jerusalem cross iconography; used for pilgrimages. Rectangular bookstand with two foldable sides, decorated with three recessed Jerusalem Crosses. Under the central cross is an ink inscription in Hebrew: ירושלים Yerushalayim. Main part has profiled edges with a sliding central part in a groove to widen the stand. Movable sides have a heart-shaped outline and unfold on brass hinges to an almost vertical position with slight inclination; outer surfaces decorated with crosses. 19th–20th century. Materials: hardware; height 12.6 cm, width 37.3 cm, depth 2.9 cm., A wooden

19th-20th century, almost vertical position, base, bookstand, brass hinges, central cross, crosses, darker brown veining, decorated, depth 2.9 cm, finish, flat base, gray background, groove, hardware, heart-shaped outline, hebrew, height 12.6 cm, ink inscription, jerusalem cross iconography, jerusalem crosses, main part, materials, movable sides, origin, outer surfaces decorated, pair, piece consists, pilgrimages, polished, profiled edges, raised, recessed, rectangular, rectangular bookstand, showing, sliding central part, slight inclination, stand, stepped, three, two foldable sides, under, unfold, visible grain, warm brown, widen, width 37.3 cm, wooden object rests, yerushalayim,