Inscribed postcard of a Jewish pawnbroker, a customer, and a mantel clock

Identifier
irn545206
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.184.742
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 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 postcard 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

Postamalred postcard sending a vacation greeting from Maine with a cartoon of a Jewish pawnbroker making a bargain for a mantel clock with a non-Jewish customer. This object is one of more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic visual materials.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Postcard with a color cartoon of a pawnbroker making a deal on a mantel clock with a non-Jewish customer. The pawnbroker has a bald crown and stereotypical Jewish features: a large bulbous nose, large fleshy red lips, and short curly hair, mustache, and beard. He wears pince-nez, a red checked vest, and red striped pants. The customer wears a derby, green jacket, and red striped trousers. The pawnbroker stands on 1 side fo the counter, looking at the clock and gesturing with his hands, palms up, shoulder height. In the center window is a 3 orb pawnbroker symbol. The back has 3 postmarks, an address, and a green 1 cent United States postage stamp with an image of Benjamin Franklin. Record 2016.184.741 is another copy of this postcard.

front, left, cursive, black ink : Holbrook. / Wish you / were here. / The people are / all fine. D. back, top left, in circle, stamped, black ink : CRANBERRY ISLES, / SEP / 7 / A.M. / 1908 / MAINE back, top right, black ink : 4- back, top right, in circle, stamped, black ink : HOLB[ROOK] / 1908 / SEP / 5 / 6PM / MA[?] back, right, cursive, black ink : Miss Alicia Brewer / Cranberry Isle / Maine.

Genre

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