Tobacco pipe with decorative wooden stand of three Jews on a bench

Identifier
irn537359
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.184.110 a-e
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

a: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

The Katz Ehrenthal Collection is a collection of more than 900 objects depicting Jews and antisemitic and anti-Jewish propaganda from the medieval to the modern era, in Europe, Russia, and the United States. The collection was amassed by Peter Ehrenthal, a Romanian Holocaust survivor, to document the pervasive history of anti-Jewish hatred in Western art, politics and popular culture. It includes crude folk art as well as pieces created by Europe's finest craftsmen, prints and periodical illustrations, posters, paintings, decorative art, and toys and everyday household items decorated with depictions of stereotypical Jewish figures.

Archival History

The tobacco pipe was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the Katz Family.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Katz Family

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

This tobacco pipe is one of the more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic artifacts and visual materials.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

When assembled, the cigarette holder inserts through 2 holes in the bench arms. The 3 men rest on spikes on the bench seat. a. tobacco pipe b. Wooden bench c. Left side, Jewish man, seated in right profile, with black top hat. d. Center Jewish man (pipe stem), seated facing forward, with black top hot and red umbrella. Slightly larger than the other 2. e. Right side, Jewish man, seated in left profile, with black top hat.

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.