Porcelain dish with a scene of a Jewish beggar being chased by a dog
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)
Creator(s)
- Aynsley China Ltd (Manufacturer)
- Peter Ehrenthal (Compiler)
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 plate 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
Small ceramic plate with a Jewish moocher or beggar dressed in patched clothes being chased by a bulldog above the phrase "Life is just one damn thing after another." This plate is one of 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
Small white ceramic dish with a shallow bowl and scalloped edges. Painted across the center, from right to left, is a scene of a drooling, white bulldog chasing a man in hobo dress with what can be seen as stereotypical Jewish features such as a large nose, a crumpled top hat, and a walking stick. A blue bandanna is knotted around his neck and his jackets and pants have repair patches. The phrase: "Life is just one damn thing after another." is printed beneath the image.
Subjects
- Jews--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art.
- Jewish peddlers--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Jews--Great Britain--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Jews in art.
Genre
- Decorative Arts
- Object