Small pot used by a Romanian Romani as an advertisement for larger pots
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 3.120 inches (7.925 cm)
Archival History
The pot was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Scope and Content
Belonged to Toma Racloro, a Romanian Romani. When he was deported from Baranesti (near Slatina) to Transnistria in 1942, he left some cookware with a Romanian peasant. Toma died; after 1945, his wife got the pots back from the peasant.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Genre
- Household Utensils
- Object
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