"Moses’ stone" coffee service

For the silver wedding anniversary of the imperial couple in 1879, the Austro-Hungarian Jewish Community in Jerusalem donates to their "Ruler, the mighty and pious Emperor" a coffee service. The imperial crest and a dedicatory inscription in Hebrew decorate the largest vessel. Jewish craftsmen in Bethlehem produced the service out of "Moses' stone". The black natural asphalt originates from the Islamic pilgrimage site of Nabi Musa ("Prophet Moses") between Jericho and the Dead Sea.