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Wooden box with a decorative inlay of a figure

Object | Accession Number: 1991.152.1
1991.152.1 closed Wooden box with a decorative inlay of a figure Click to enlarge 1991.162.1 open Wooden box with a decorative inlay of a figure Click to enlarge

The box was made by a Jewish communist inmate in Doftana Prison.

Date
creation:  1934
Geography
creation: Romania
Classification
Containers
Category
Boxes
Object Type
Ornamental boxes (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Radu Ioanid

About This Object

Physical Description
Wooden box with inlay cover depicting a female figure bound at the hands and feet inside a prison cell.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) | Width: 9.490 inches (24.105 cm) | Depth: 3.270 inches (8.306 cm)
Materials
overall : wood, metal

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The box was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Radu Ioanid.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:23:24
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Document

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