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Engraved silver powder box retrieved from the Warsaw Ghetto

Object | Accession Number: 2001.298.5

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Engraved silver powder box retrieved from the Warsaw Ghetto

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Engraved silver powder box retrieved from the Warsaw Ghetto

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Engraved silver powder box retrieved from the Warsaw Ghetto

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Geography: use: Warsaw (Poland)
Language: English
Classification: Containers
Category: Boxes
Object Type: Powder boxes (Cosmetics containers) (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jlse-Marie Von Pape

Physical Description: Silver powder box- round format with scalloped edge, engraved designs on top and bottom and intitals "CB." Marked inside "900 (proof mark), C.ocr.vz, 29125 csr?." (surfaces scratched)
Contributor: Jlse-Maria Von Pape
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The powder box was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2001 by Jlse-Maria Von Pape.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2022-10-07 11:13:17
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