Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Silver cigarette case inscribed inside with the name "Lilli" and the date of December 24, 1915.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Susan Miller
Physical Details
- Classification
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Personal Equipment and Supplies
- Category
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Smoking paraphernalia
- Object Type
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Cigarette cases (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Silver cigarette case inscribed inside with the name "Lilli" and the date of December 24, 1915. Dimensions above are of the cigarette case in its closed position.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, cloth
- Inscription
- see physical description
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- THe cigarette case was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Susan Miller, the daughter of Margarete Schwarz.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-31 10:24:16
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn597396
Also in Margarete Schwarz collection
The collection consists of artifacts documenting the experiences of Margarete (Gretl) Schwarz and other family members who fled Vienna. Includes photograph of her father in a frame, handwritten cookbooks, cigarette case, sewing case and crochet, embroidery tools, emigration documents, doily, prayer books, and a small hope chest.
Framed photograph
Object
Wood frame inlaid with silver with a photographic portrait of Jakob Schwarz. The date of June 29, 1935 is written on the back of the frame.
Fabric sewing pouch containing sewing supplies
Object
Fabric drawstring sewing pouch containing sewing supplies.
Hope chest
Object
Margarete Schwarz papers
Document
Contains materials documenting the experiences of donor's mother, Margarete (Gretl) Schwarz, and other family members who fled Vienna. Includes a photograph of her father, handwritten cookbooks, and emigration documents.
Prayer book
Object
German and Hebrew book of prayers published by the Kultusgemeinde Wien in 1928 The book belonged to Margarete Schwarz.
Prayer book
Object
Hebrew and English language prayer book for use during Rosh Hashanah, published in Vienna
Box containing crochet and embroidery tools
Object
Wooden box handpainted with the words "Splendid Baby", containing numerous crochet and embroidery tools.
