Elisabeth Orsten family collection
- Collection Summary
- The collection consists of a five piece silver cutlery set, a miniature ivory penknife, a silver locket, a miniature mother of pearl compass, an autograph book, biographical materials, correspondence, a diary, photographs, printed materials, and school records relating to the experiences of Elizabeth M. Ornstein (later Orsten) and her family in Vienna, Austria, before and during the Holocaust, and the Ornstein family’s immigration to the United States.
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2001, 2002, 2007, and 2008 by Elizabeth M. Orsten.
- Date
- approximately 1936-1953
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- Geography
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received:
Vienna (Austria)
- Date
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emigration:
1939 January
- Geography
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manufacture:
Vienna (Austria)
received: New York (N.Y.)
- Date
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emigration:
1940 September
- Geography
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received:
New York (N.Y.)
manufacture: Vienna (Austria)
- Date
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emigration:
1940 September
creation: approximately 1928 October
- Geography
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received:
New York (N.Y.)
manufacture: Vienna (Austria)
- Date
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emigration:
1940 September
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Engraved silver 5 piece cutlery set carried by a Kindertransport refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2007.467.1 a-e
Miniature ivory penknife carried by an Austrian refugee family
Object | Accession Number: 2008.333.1
Silver locket with an engraved monogram and an infant's photo saved by an Austrian refugee family
Object | Accession Number: 2008.333.2
Miniature mother of pearl compass carried by an Austrian refugee family
Object | Accession Number: 2008.333.3