Silver plated fork brought with a Jewish Polish refugee family

Identifier
irn552669
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.350.2
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)

Archival History

The fork was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by David Manski, grandson of Izak and Rywa Manski.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Manski, in memory of his parents Saul and Manya Manski

Scope and Content

Silver plated fork brought by Rywa Manski when she left Lida, Poland with her three children, traveling via Japan, and arriving in Seattle, WA on May 7, 1941.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Large silver-plated metal fork with four prongs.

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.