Aluminum tripod sauce pot with lid from cafe used as rendezvous point by French resistance
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm)
b: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
Archival History
The sauce pot was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Scope and Content
Sauce pot from cafe-coiffeur (cafe-hairdressing salon) of Mere Beylier in the village of Chateau-Cherviz, in the Limosin region of France. The cafe was near two orphanages operated by the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants [OSE: Children’s Aid Society], Chateaus Chabannes and Montintin. Both homes sheltered Jewish children and other young refugees from deportations during the German occupation of France. The cafe, which was the town gathering place, also served as a resource center and temporary refuge for Jews and others who opposed the German occupation and the pro-German Vichy government. In this village of 3,000 people, over 1,000 Jews were provided assistance and temporary refuge.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a. Aluminum sauce pot with handle and tripod base. The pot has a rolled lip at the opening. The handle has a hole at the far end and is stamped with FRANCE / 14. b. The lid is convex with a flared edge with a flat c-shaped handle at the center.
Subjects
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France.
- Jewish refugees--France.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--France.
- Jewish children in the Holocaust--France--Limousin.
Genre
- Household Utensils
- Object