Tin spoon made by a concentration camp inmate

Identifier
irn514610
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.65.2
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)

Creator(s)

Archival History

The spoon was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Beverly Kagan Wachtel, the wife of John Wachtel.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Beverly Kagan Wachtel, in memory of John Wachtel

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

Small tin spoon made by Jan Wachtel while he was a prisoner in Auschwitz concentration camp.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Handmade tin spoon with a short, flat rectangular handle with a rounded tip and a wide, shallow, oval bowl. It is very worn and scratched overall.

Subjects

Genre

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.