Overview
- Date
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approximately 1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the WBGH Educational Foundation
Physical Details
- Classification
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Household Utensils
- Category
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Flatware
- Object Type
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Wooden spoons (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Small, shallow, elongated wooden bowl attached to narrow wooden handle; adhered to length of handle by tape is text written in pencil that reads "German spoon - came from P.O.W. at Dachau - where so many were killed."
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Materials
- overall : wood, paper, adhesive, graphite
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Prisoners of war--Germany--Dachau.
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The spoon was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by the WGBH Educational Foundation.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:29:18
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn520187
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