Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Plate that is part of a porcelain dinner service consisting of plates and tureens marked Zeh, Scherzer & Co., U.S. Zone, Germany (mark in use 1946-1949). The service was purchased by the donor's parents, Israel Chil (Jerzy) and Gittel (Genia) Posluszny while living as displaced persons in Germany after the war.
- Date
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manufacture:
1946-1949
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Harvey, Helene, and Lila Pahl
Physical Details
- Classification
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Household Utensils
- Category
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Tableware
- Object Type
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Plates (Tableware) (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- White porcelain plate with black floral details and gold trim
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.772 inches (4.501 cm) | Diameter: 9.744 inches (24.75 cm)
- Materials
- overall : porcelain, paint
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, there are no known copyright restrictions on the material(s) in this collection, or the material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The plate was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Lila Pahl, daughter of Israel Chil and Gittel Posluszny.
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- 2024-06-05 10:45:31
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The collection consists of a porcelain dinner service aquired by the donor's parents, Israel Chil (Jerzy) and Gittel (Genia) Posluszny, while living as displaced persons in Germany after the war.
Date: 1946-1949
Tureen with lid purchased by Israel Chil and Gittel Posluszny while living as displaced persons
Object
Tureen and lid that are part of a porcelain dinner service consisting of plates and tureens marked Zeh, Scherzer & Co., U.S. Zone, Germany (mark in use 1946-1949). The service was purchased by the donor's parents, Israel Chil (Jerzy) and Gittel (Genia) Posluszny while living as displaced persons in Germany after the war.
Tureen with lid purchased by Israel Chil and Gittel Posluszny while living as displaced persons
Object
Tureen and lid that are part of a porcelain dinner service consisting of plates and tureens marked Zeh, Scherzer & Co., U.S. Zone, Germany (mark in use 1946-1949). The service was purchased by the donor's parents, Israel Chil (Jerzy) and Gittel (Genia) Posluszny while living as displaced persons in Germany after the war.
Plate purchased by Israel Chil and Gittel Posluszny while living as displaced persons
Object
Plate that is part of a porcelain dinner service consisting of plates and tureens marked Zeh, Scherzer & Co., U.S. Zone, Germany (mark in use 1946-1949). The service was purchased by the donor's parents, Israel Chil (Jerzy) and Gittel (Genia) Posluszny while living as displaced persons in Germany after the war.
Plate purchased by Israel Chil and Gittel Posluszny while living as displaced persons
Object
Plate that is part of a porcelain dinner service consisting of plates and tureens marked Zeh, Scherzer & Co., U.S. Zone, Germany (mark in use 1946-1949). The service was purchased by the donor's parents, Israel Chil (Jerzy) and Gittel (Genia) Posluszny while living as displaced persons in Germany after the war.
Plate purchased by Israel Chil and Gittel Posluszny while living as displaced persons
Object
Plate that is part of a porcelain dinner service consisting of plates and tureens marked Zeh, Scherzer & Co., U.S. Zone, Germany (mark in use 1946-1949). The service was purchased by the donor's parents, Israel Chil (Jerzy) and Gittel (Genia) Posluszny while living as displaced persons in Germany after the war.
Plate purchased by Israel Chil and Gittel Posluszny while living as displaced persons
Object
Plate that is part of a porcelain dinner service consisting of plates and tureens marked Zeh, Scherzer & Co., U.S. Zone, Germany (mark in use 1946-1949). The service was purchased by the donor's parents, Israel Chil (Jerzy) and Gittel (Genia) Posluszny while living as displaced persons in Germany after the war.
Bowl purchased by Israel Chil and Gittel Posluszny while living as displaced persons
Object
Bowl that is part of a porcelain dinner service consisting of plates and tureens marked Zeh, Scherzer & Co., U.S. Zone, Germany (mark in use 1946-1949). The service was purchased by the donor's parents, Israel Chil (Jerzy) and Gittel (Genia) Posluszny while living as displaced persons in Germany after the war.
