Postcard of a Jewish woman dusting a mantel clock

Identifier
irn545242
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.184.777
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

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

This postcard 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 illustration of a woman in an apron and red flower pattern dress standing in left profile next to a fireplace mantel over a lit fire. She has short brown hair and a very large stereotypically Jewish nose. She holds a feather duster up to a black mantel clock and looks it with an exaggerated scowl. Purple wallpaper is behind her and a green carpet and brown rug cover the floor. English text is printed at the bottom. English printed text and a handwritten note are on the back.

back, center, cursive, black ink : is this your new tart[?] / Ajay

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.