Gray and white faux snakeskin leather handbag

Identifier

irn9748

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1995.36.1.1

Level of Description

Item

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn9748

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 5.830 inches (14.808 cm) | Width: 8.820 inches (22.403 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)

Archival History

The handbag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Jacques Shore, the cousin of Lily Bergstein.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jacques J. M. Shore

Scope and Content

Purse carried by Viennese woman while immigrating from Nazi Austria via Shanghai, China. Used by Lily Bergstein while immigrating from Nazi Austria via Shanghai, China.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

.1.1= purse: leather clutch fabricated of gray and white leather resembling snake skin; contained: .1.2= matching mirror: backed with same leather as purse on inside pocket; .1.3= ten (10) metal hairpins enclosed in paper wrapper

Genre

Object
Dress Accessories

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.