A decorative textile used to cover the plate of matzah, the ritual unleavened bread.
A seder plate cover described and explained by the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archive.
Aber, Ita. “Jewish Fishscale Embroidery on Mazzah Bags from Eastern Europe.” Jewish Art, ed. Aliza Cohen-Mushlin, vol. 12/13, no. 3, 1986-1987, pp. 285-289.
Parnes, Stephan O., editor. The Art of Passover. New York: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1994, pp. 54-61.
Rush, Barbara. Passover Splendor: Cherished Objects for the Seder Table. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2005, pp. 86-91.
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