decorative wooden box
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Diameter: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm)
Archival History
The box was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Barbara, C. Richard and G. Robert Miller.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barbara, C. Richard, and G. Robert Miller, in loving memory of their mother Dorothy Jones Miller
Scope and Content
Round box with detached lid engraved with geometric designs. The box was bought in Germany from a Ukrainian camp. According to the donor the design is typical of the Ukraine but they could not get good wood or good paint for this box.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Round box with detached lid. Box is painted black. Lid is engraved with geometric designs painted in multiple colors. The bottom inside of the box is lined with red velvet. The rest of the boxe's inside is painted red, as is the inside of the lid. a: box b: lid
Genre
- Object
- Containers