Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Dresing table with mirror from cafe-coiffeur (cafe-hairdressing salon) of Mere Beylier in the village of Chateau-Cherviz, in the Limosin region of France. The cafe was near two orphanages operated by the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants [OSE: Children’s Aid Society], Chateaus Chabannes and Montintin. Both homes sheltered Jewish children and other young refugees from deportations during the German occupation of France. The cafe, which was the town gathering place, also served as a resource center and temporary refuge for Jews and others who opposed the German occupation and the pro-German Vichy government. In this village of 3,000 people, over 1,000 Jews were provided assistance and temporary refuge.
- Date
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use:
approximately 1945
- Geography
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use:
Cafe Beylier;
Chateau-Chervix (France)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Physical Details
- Classification
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Furnishings and Furniture
- Category
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Tables
- Object Type
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Dressing tables (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a. Rectangular, wooden dressing table with 4 legs and a white marble top with gray veining. The back and sides of the table have marble-lined, raised wooden edges with wood molding edging the top. There is a center drawer, with a recessed handle, below the table top with two compartments. The left side has a decorative towel bar attached with knobs. The right side has 2 holes for a missing towel bar. The front legs are turned with ball feet and attached to the square, back legs by a horizontal brace. The back of the table has 2 decorative sides attached to hold a mirror, with a stopper brace at the base.
b. Mirror enclosed in rectangular, decorative beveled wooden frame, with inset wooden back for support. There are 2 screws with butterfly nuts to secure the mirror to the stand. - Dimensions
- a: Height: 45.630 inches (115.9 cm) | Width: 32.500 inches (82.55 cm) | Depth: 17.500 inches (44.45 cm)
b: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) - Materials
- a : wood, marble, metal, stain
b : wood, glass, metal, paper
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The dressing table and mirror were acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-09-12 14:33:42
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522881
Also in Cafe Beylier collection
The collection consists of artifacts related to the experience of the French resistance and Oeuvre des Secours Aux Enfants in the Cafe Beylier, in Chateau-Chervix, France, during the German occupation in World War II.
Date: approximately 1945
Cast iron dutch oven pot and lid from cafe used as rendezvous point by French resistance
Object
Dutch oven and lid from cafe-coiffeur (cafe-hairdressing salon) of Mere Beylier in the village of Chateau-Cherviz, in the Limosin region of France. The cafe was near two orphanages operated by the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants [OSE: Children’s Aid Society], Chateaus Chabannes and Montintin. Both homes sheltered Jewish children and other young refugees from deportations during the German occupation of France. The cafe, which was the town gathering place, also served as a resource center and temporary refuge for Jews and others who opposed the German occupation and the pro-German Vichy government. In this village of 3,000 people, over 1,000 Jews were provided assistance and temporary refuge.
Cast iron dutch oven pot and lid from cafe used as rendezvous point by French resistance
Object
Dutch oven and lid from cafe-coiffeur (cafe-hairdressing salon) of Mere Beylier in the village of Chateau-Cherviz, in the Limosin region of France. The cafe was near two orphanages operated by the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants [OSE: Children’s Aid Society], Chateaus Chabannes and Montintin. Both homes sheltered Jewish children and other young refugees from deportations during the German occupation of France. The cafe, which was the town gathering place, also served as a resource center and temporary refuge for Jews and others who opposed the German occupation and the pro-German Vichy government. In this village of 3,000 people, over 1,000 Jews were provided assistance and temporary refuge.
Cast iron dutch oven pot from cafe used as rendezvous point by French resistance
Object
Dutch oven from cafe-coiffeur (cafe-hairdressing salon) of Mere Beylier in the village of Chateau-Cherviz, in the Limosin region of France. The cafe was near two orphanages operated by the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants [OSE: Children’s Aid Society], Chateaus Chabannes and Montintin. Both homes sheltered Jewish children and other young refugees from deportations during the German occupation of France. The cafe, which was the town gathering place, also served as a resource center and temporary refuge for Jews and others who opposed the German occupation and the pro-German Vichy government. In this village of 3,000 people, over 1,000 Jews were provided assistance and temporary refuge.
Aluminum tripod sauce pot with lid from cafe used as rendezvous point by French resistance
Object
Sauce pot from cafe-coiffeur (cafe-hairdressing salon) of Mere Beylier in the village of Chateau-Cherviz, in the Limosin region of France. The cafe was near two orphanages operated by the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants [OSE: Children’s Aid Society], Chateaus Chabannes and Montintin. Both homes sheltered Jewish children and other young refugees from deportations during the German occupation of France. The cafe, which was the town gathering place, also served as a resource center and temporary refuge for Jews and others who opposed the German occupation and the pro-German Vichy government. In this village of 3,000 people, over 1,000 Jews were provided assistance and temporary refuge.
Cast iron cleaver from cafe used as rendezvous point by French resistance
Object
Cleaver from cafe-coiffeur (cafe-hairdressing salon) of Mere Beylier in the village of Chateau-Cherviz, in the Limosin region of France. The cafe was near two orphanages operated by the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants [OSE: Children’s Aid Society], Chateaus Chabannes and Montintin. Both homes sheltered Jewish children and other young refugees from deportations during the German occupation of France. The cafe, which was the town gathering place, also served as a resource center and temporary refuge for Jews and others who opposed the German occupation and the pro-German Vichy government. In this village of 3,000 people, over 1,000 Jews were provided assistance and temporary refuge.
Marble topped dressing table from cafe used as rendezvous point by French resistance
Object
Dressing table from cafe-coiffeur (cafe-hair dressing salon) of Mère Beylier in the village of Château-Cherviz, in the Limosin region of France. The cafe was near two orphanages operated by the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants [OSE: Children’s Aid Society], the Chateaus Chabannes and Montintin. Both homes sheltered Jewish children and other young refugees from deportations during the German occupation of France. The café, which was the town gathering place, also served as a resource center and temporary refuge for Jews and others who opposed the German occupation and the pro-German Vichy government. In this village of 3,000 people, over 1,000 Jews were provided assistance and temporary refuge.
