The Metropolitan Museum of Art will open tomorrow a special exhibition of 150 rare Jewish ceremonial objects to mark the 300 years of settlement of Jews in this country. The exhibit will remain on view through the end of February.
One purpose of the exhibit is to show how the ceremonial objects connect the remote past of Biblical and Talmudic periods with the stylistic forms of the time and region in which they were made. More than half of the objects-which date from the 13th through the 20th century-were made. in the 18th century and are baroque in style. All are from Europe and the Near East. A large portion of the ceremonial objects displayed are made of silver. Others are of brass, pewter and gold, Non-metal objects include woodwork, manuscripts, glassware, faience and textiles. Many oft the objects are used in synagogue services.
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