Mezuzah pendant kept during his imprisonment by a concentration camp inmate
Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jean Boswell
- Markings
- sterling
Physical Details
- Classification
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Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Category
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Jewish ceremonial objects
- Object Type
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Mezuzah (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- pendant on chain with parchment rolled inside mezuzah;
10-1/8" 25.7 cm [length to include pendant and chain] - Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Diameter: 0.980 inches (2.489 cm)
- Materials
- overall : sterling silver, parchment
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The mezuzah pendant was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Jean Boswell.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:43:50
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn8744
