Wooden plate with a carving of a man and a horse made in a DP camp

Identifier
irn531994
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.451.53
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Diameter: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm)

Archival History

The decorative plate 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

Wooden plate with a carving of a man and a horse made by Nord Kaserne in the Latvian displaced persons camp in Wurzburg, Germany, in 1948. Nord was a carving teacher at the DP camp, and a pupil at the University of Riga of Nora Drapsche. His painting, Washer woman, is also part of this colllection.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Light wooden plate with carved rim and carving in the center depicting a man and a horse. The back has a metal hook attached for hanging on a wall. There are also two thumbtacks, one on either side of the hook.

back, pen : Latvian D.P. Camp, Nord Kaserne, Wurzburg, 1948, The Pupi back, plate: address label

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.