Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Silver box commemorating the MS St. Louis given to Mrs. Carl F.G. Meyer in honor of the launching of the transatlantic liner on August 2, 1928. Mrs. Meyer sailed aboard the ship which sailed on December 6, 1928 to New York City, then from New York City back to Europe on December 27, 1928.
- Date
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commemoration:
1928
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Virginia Meyer
Physical Details
- Classification
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Containers
- Category
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Boxes
- Object Type
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Ornamental boxes (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Silver box with hinged lid and 4 round wooden feet. There is an etched depiction of the St. Louis on lid and an incription on the interior.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Depth: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm)
- Materials
- overall : silver, wood
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Corporate Name
- St. Louis (Ship)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The silver box was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Virginia Meyer, the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Carl F.G. Meyer.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:14:35
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn551450
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