Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Miniature model created by survivor Jiri Lauscher.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Jill D. Talisman
Physical Details
- Classification
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Decorative Arts
- Category
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Woodwork
- Object Type
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Miniature craft (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Miniature model of barracks interior; wood furniture and other elements, cloth bedding, plastic dishes and containers.
- Dimensions
- a: Height: 3.380 inches (8.585 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm)
b: Height: 1.630 inches (4.14 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Depth: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
c: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.130 inches (2.87 cm)
d: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) | Depth: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm)
e: Height: 1.630 inches (4.14 cm) | Width: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) | Depth: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm)
f: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.130 inches (5.41 cm) | Depth: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm)
g: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
h: Height: 1.630 inches (4.14 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.130 inches (2.87 cm)
i: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm)
j: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
k: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
l: Height: 5.130 inches (13.03 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
m: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Width: 3.130 inches (7.95 cm)
n: Height: 6.880 inches (17.475 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
o: Height: 6.630 inches (16.84 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
p: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Width: 3.130 inches (7.95 cm)
q: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
r: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
s: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
t: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
u: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
v: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
w: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
x: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
y: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
z: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
aa: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
ab: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
ac: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
ad: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
ae: Height: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
af: Height: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
ag: Height: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) | Diameter: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm)
ah: Height: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm) | Diameter: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
Height: 0.130 inches (0.33 cm) | Diameter: 1.130 inches (2.87 cm)
Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
ak: Height: 0.130 inches (0.33 cm) | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
Height: 0.130 inches (0.33 cm) | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) | Depth: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) - Materials
- overall : wood, cotton, wool, metal, plastic, cardboard
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The model was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Jill Talisman, the widow of Mark Talisman.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 21:57:29
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn713532
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Also in Mark Talisman collection
The collection consists of documents, framed art, wood and cloth model, identification cards, correspondence, ration cards, stamps issued or used in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in the Czech Republic. Compilation of multiple victims interned in Theresienstadt illustrated within documents. Documents also include “Tagesbefehl” or Daily Bulletin from the Theresienstadt Council of Elders which details daily happenings in the ghetto and includes transports, postal service, regulations, “ghetto-court” judgements. Also included are three pieces of artwork created in Theresienstadt, one a woodcut possibly created by survivor Jiri Lauscher. Miniature model of barrack interior of Theresienstadt created by Jiri Lauscher.
Woodcut
Object
Woodcut created in Theresienstadt, possibly by survivor Jiri Lauscher. The woodcut is dated 1943.
Mark Talisman papers
Document
Documents, identification cards, correspondence, ration cards, stamps issued or used in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in the Czech Republic. Compilation of multiple victims interned in Theresienstadt illustrated within documents. Documents also include “Tagesbefehl” or Daily Bulletin from the Theresienstadt Council of Elders which details daily happenings in the ghetto and includes transports, postal service, regulations, and “ghetto-court” judgements.
