International Military Tribunal Stork Club white porcelain mug
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
Creator(s)
- Bauscher Weiden (Manufacturer)
Archival History
The mug was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by the Estate of Robert L. White.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Robert L. White
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
White porcelain stein marked International Military Tribunal presumably available during the war crimes trials held in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1945-46. The Stork Club was the club for enlisted military personnel serving at the trials. After the end of the war and the defeat of Nazi Germany on May 7, 1945, Allied occupation authorities convened an International Military Tribunal to seek justice for crimes against humanity, evidenced by the Holocaust, perpetrated by Nazi Germany. The best known trial of major German officials began in October 1945, when the IMT formally indicted the Nuremberg defendants on four counts: crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit these crimes; the verdicts were delivered on October 1, 1946.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
White porcelain cylindrical stein with a C shaped handle with a small circular hole on the top. On the front is an image of a stork standing on one leg with English text above and below in blue paint. The opposite side has blue painted English text and blue lines circling the top and bottom edges. The underside has an oval maker’s mark in green ink.
Corporate Bodies
- International Military Tribunal
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--Germany.
- Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946--Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
- War crimes trials
Genre
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
- Household Utensils
- Object