Bidspirit auction | Lot of five Wimpels.

Lot of five Wimpels. - Four are 19th century one is 20th century. With various interesting illustrations. Four framed, one unframed. The four framed ones are in good condition, the unframed one is faded. The Wimpel is an Ashkenazic custom dating back hundreds of years. Created shortly after the Bris, using the swaddling cloth that was used at that ceremony. The child’s name and date of birth are painted or embroidered onto the cloth, and it then used to wrap around the Sefer Torah.