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Wooden school bench with desk and 3 inkwells used in German classroom

Object | Accession Number: 2005.350.2

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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Wooden school bench with attached desk and three inkwells that was used in a classroom in Aschach, Germany, during the government of the Third Reich, 1933-1945.
    Date
    use:  1933-1945
    Geography
    use: school; Aschach (Germany)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the District of Unterfranken

    Physical Details

    Classification
    Furnishings and Furniture
    Category
    Furniture
    Object Type
    School benches (aat)
    Physical Description
    Wooden school bench and backrest made from a single, finished, stained brown board with a single, wide, unfinished board for a foot rest. The attached writing surface consists of 2 finished wooden boards: the outer board has a long rectangular indentation near the top edge for storing writing tools, with 3 inkwell holders near the top outside edge. The desk top lifts at the lip and folds back for storage. Along the top rear edge of the desk is a narrow metal bar with mounts at each end to act as a bookrest. There is a narrow unfinished stretcher support beneath the desktop. The seat and desk have finished, stained blond wooden convex side pieces. The sides of the desk top, seat, and feet are attached to a wide, unfinished, horizontal board that extends beneath all four legs. There are dark brown finished wooden feet attached to one set of outer legs. The floor board sits atop an unfinished wooden stretcher that is attached vertically inside all four legs. The base, floor board, and stretchers may be replacements.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 35.000 inches (88.9 cm) | Width: 62.875 inches (159.703 cm) | Depth: 28.500 inches (72.39 cm)
    Materials
    overall : wood, metal, varnish, stain

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The schoolbench with attached desk was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the District of Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany, converting a 1991 loan.
    Record last modified:
    2022-07-28 18:29:54
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