Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Righteous Among the Nations medal and presentation box awarded to a non-Jewish woman by Yad Vashem in recognition of her saving a Jewish mother and son in Hungary during the Holocaust.
- Date
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received:
1978 January 29
- Geography
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received:
Yad Vashem;
Jerusalem
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michael Mautner
- Contributor
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Subject:
Irene Horvath
Physical Details
- Classification
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Containers
- Category
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Boxes
- Object Type
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Wooden boxes (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Smooth, rectangular wooden presentation box with a hinged lid. The wood is unstained, with a wax or oiled finish, giving the surface a subtle sheen. The base is constructed from three short pieces of wood adhered together along the sides to form a square with a beveled edge along the top. Attached to the sides of the base are two longer pieces of wood. In the center of the base is a large, circular cavity lined with a thin, circular piece of blue velvet-like cloth, sized to fit a medal (.1.1). The lid of the box is also made from three pieces of wood, which form a larger rectangle, the same length as the sides. The underside of the lid also has a large, circular cavity lined with a thin, circular piece of blue velvet-like cloth, sized to fit the same medal. The hinged lid is attached between the long sides of the at one end, allowing it to rotate up and around. The lid can rotate until the surface meets the beveled edge of the base to form a vertical, triangular stand. When closed, the lid sits flush with the base. The cloth surfaces are worn from use.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Depth: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Materials
- overall : olive wood, cloth, adhesive, metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Corporate Name
- Yad Vashem (Jerusalem)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The box was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Michael Mautner, the rescuee of Irene Gigor Horvath.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-05 11:24:09
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn531212
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