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Clip

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47415
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Clip : cast (moulded), soldered, linked, cut, coiled, incised : silver, gold
Date
1701-1800
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Clip : cast (moulded), soldered, linked, cut, coiled, incised : silver, gold
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1701-1800
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
On each side is a multi-layered flower buckle, connected with a linked chain. Each buckle has a gold coloured flower base with silver petal outlines placed over top. Inside each petal is a series of coiled curlicues; the left buckle has an additional smaller layer of petal outlines, topped with a silver knob; the right side has 3 additional petal-outline layers, topped with a silver knob. The 2 buckles are connected by a 14 link chain. Each link is the same: A circular centre with decorative rings and balls at the top and bottom. In the middle of the circle is a flower with 6 petals and a silver centre. Each chain-link is connected together with 3 circular links, incised with small lines, at the top, centre and bottom. The backside of the chain-links are smooth metal. The buckles have fastenings soldered on: the left side has 2 eyes; the right side has a round metal peg. Both buckles have metal strips that come from the front and fold onto the back, to attach the front detailings.
Accession No.
1991.31.01
Name Access
Kaufer, Margaret & Leslie
Places
Bratislava (Pressburg), Slovakia, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Megillat

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51358
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Scroll : Parchment : Painted, handwritten : Yellow, Black, Blue, White ; Ht: 14 in. x W: 54 1/4 in.
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Scroll : Parchment : Painted, handwritten : Yellow, Black, Blue, White ; Ht: 14 in. x W: 54 1/4 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
Notes
Illustrations of figures on horseback and people and structures from ancient Israel around the borders of the scripture.
Accession No.
2005.24.01
Name Access
MHMC
Places
Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Photo-Frau Fanny Werner

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90315
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 7,7 cm x W: 6,6 cm
Date
1789-1875
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 7,7 cm x W: 6,6 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1789-1875
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
b&w photo of a photo. The picture of Frau Fanny Werner is inside an oval frame. This photo shows her within that original photo and its frame.
Accession No.
1990.104.06
Name Access
Gross, Theresa
Places
Kremsier, Czech Republic, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Mezuzah

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76264
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Mezuzah : Carved, Painted : Brown, White ; Ht: 6 7/8 in. x W: 7/8 in.
Date
[ca. 1800]
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Mezuzah : Carved, Painted : Brown, White ; Ht: 6 7/8 in. x W: 7/8 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
[ca. 1800]
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
Notes
Carved with decorative motifs, with holes for nails at base and top. Transparent glass window in front allows parchment scroll to be displayed. Missing back panel, painted dark brown.
Accession No.
2005.26.04
Name Access
Tauben, Irwin
Places
Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Torah shield

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47650
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Torah shield : silver plated, cast (moulded), embossed, screwed : silver
Date
1801-1900
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Torah shield : silver plated, cast (moulded), embossed, screwed : silver
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1801-1900
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
Hebrew
Notes
Oval shape with ornate edges decorated with high-relief leaves, filigree and flowers; the main surface is stippled. At the top, centre, is a Torah crown, attached separately with screws. There are 3 hooks extending from the bottom of the crown, with a chain atached to the centre. Under the crown is a tablet with the Ten Commandments, in Hebrew; standing lions are found on either side of the tablet, supporting it with their front paws; the lions are looking outwards. Below the tablet is a rectangular negative space, set into the shield. At the bottom, centre, is another scroll, with more Hebrew text (see inscription). The chain extending from the bottom centre of the crown is attached to a long, ornate pointer: the tip is of a closed fist, with an extending index finger. Narrative: Torah shield (Torah breastplate) is a shield that in a synagogue is suspended by chains over the front of the Torah. It is usually ornately decorated with embossing to depict symbolic motifs, such as the two columns reminescent of the columns of the Temple of Jerusalem, the Tablet of the Ten Commandments or the Lion of Judah. Attached is a removable small plate upon which is indicated the part of the Torah for current reading. (source: http://www.silvercollection.it/dictionarytorahshield.html)
Accession No.
2011X.58.62
Name Access
MHMC
Places
Eastern Europe, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Hanukkah lamp

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50257
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Hanukkah lamp : welded : Gold, Brown ; Ht: 14,5 in. x W: 12,5 in.
Date
1801-1900
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Hanukkah lamp : welded : Gold, Brown ; Ht: 14,5 in. x W: 12,5 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1801-1900
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
Notes
Two side pieces hinged on both sides of the main piece like small doors. The central piece has eight small tear-drop shaped cups on the bottom and a tray under them for oil. There is also one tear drop shaped cup under the inscription on the top centre (for the shemesh). A hole was perforated on top centre of the main piece, used to hang the chanukiah on the wall. Narrative: During Hanukkah, the lamp was hung on the dining room's wall. Originally, the lamp belonged to the donor's grandfather, Judah Nasim Levy. It is inscribed with his name (Yehuda Levi). Donor inherited the lamp as he shares the same name as his grandfather. Judah Nasim Levy was originally from Gibraltar.
Accession No.
1991.20.02
Name Access
Levy, Claude
Places
Tunisia, Africa
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Hanukkah lamp

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51196
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Hanukkah lamp : cast, engraved : Black, Gold ; Ht: 10,25 in. x W: 8 in.
Date
1801-1900
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Hanukkah lamp : cast, engraved : Black, Gold ; Ht: 10,25 in. x W: 8 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1801-1900
Physical Condition
Excellent
Notes
Pear-shaped, with pedal shaped cups at the bottom. There is a flower pattern in vertical panels around the centre portion. The lid is detachable.
Accession No.
2000.11.1
Name Access
Vineberg, Sally
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Haggadah Shel Pesach according to the Sephardi Rite; Order of the Agada of Pesach in Hebrew and Spanish for Spanish and Portuguese Jews

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50149
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : Bound : brown, beige, black ; Ht: 9,5 in. x W: 8 in.
Date
1813
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : Bound : brown, beige, black ; Ht: 9,5 in. x W: 8 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1813
Creator
-
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
Hebrew
Spanish
English
Notes
More then 50 pages, hard cover. Pages have printed text on them. Book contains different prayers for religious ceremonies. Narrative: Bought by donor's grandfather, Judah Nasim Levy, in Gibraltar before immigrating to Tunis.
Accession No.
1991.20.05
Name Access
Levy, Claude
Places
Gibraltar, United Kingdom, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Berthold Werner, Cilli Ellinger Werner and Samuel Werner

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90312
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 7,5 cm
Date
1815-1916
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 7,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1815-1916
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
German
Notes
b&w reproduction outlined in green, portrait middle aged women and a man with white mustache, wearing dark clothes.
Accession No.
1990.104.03
Name Access
Gross, Theresa
Places
Kremsier, Czech Republic, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Dress

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47743
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Dress : embroidered : burgundy, gold
Date
1830-1930
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Dress : embroidered : burgundy, gold
Other Title Information
Clothing, Outerwear
Date
1830-1930
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Burgundy velour embroidered with gold. Traditional marriage dress made to measure for the donor, ordered by her mother Mazal (Bensabat) Wahnoun. This Keswa El Kbira or grand costume, is a traditional festive dress of Moroccan Jewish women, worn by brides and at other celebrations. It is probably based on medieval Spanish Jewish costume, with its origins usually traced to the 15th century Spanish vertugada.The front shirt is 100 years older (1830) than the dress (1930) and was acquired for the marriage. 3 pink ruffles are part of the dress but are not on display. They are pleated, tulle-type fabric. Two pieces are flat, with different lengths (long: .02-4; short: .02-6). The third has been sewn into a circle (.02-5). Narrative: This dress has been worn by a large number of brides in Morocco and Canada.
Accession No.
2002.87.02
Name Access
Communauté Sepharade du Quebec
Places
Casablanca, Morocco, Africa
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Tefillin bag

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47989
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Tefillin bag : woven, sewn, machine, hand, metal working : blue, black
Date
1835
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Tefillin bag : woven, sewn, machine, hand, metal working : blue, black
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1835
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Velvet blue outside, with blue cotton lining. Back panel has flapped over the front and fastens with a snap button. Edges have been hand stitched together, and the lining is handstitched to the outside. Narrative: The bag belonged to Sheftel Albin, the donor’s grandfather.
Accession No.
2007.04.01
Name Access
Albin, Don
Places
Galicia, Poland, Europe
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Tefillin

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48110
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Tefillin : moulded, knotted, sewn, painted, glued : brown, black ; Ht: 5,5 cm x W: 7,3 cm x De: 7,9 cm
Date
1835
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Tefillin : moulded, knotted, sewn, painted, glued : brown, black ; Ht: 5,5 cm x W: 7,3 cm x De: 7,9 cm
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1835
Physical Condition
Poor
Notes
Shel Yad: Black painted box on a flat, square, base. The base is made of multiple layers that have been stitched together. A leather strap passes through a leather loop on the reverse of the base, which allows the strap to be looped into itself and adjusted for size. A cardboard container fits over the box. Narrative: Tefillin belonged to Sheftel Albin, the donor's grandfather.
Accession No.
2007.04.02
Name Access
Albin, Don
Places
Galicia, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Machzor

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48048
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound : beige, red, black ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21,5 cm
Date
1836
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound : beige, red, black ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1836
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
Hebrew
Russian
Notes
352 pages. Cover missing, reveling inside pages, bound with string. Spine is a harder material than the pages. Title page is beige with an ornate printed border surrounding the title, printed in red and black. Interior pages are beige with black text.
Accession No.
2009.01.01
Name Access
Sandlere, Feiga
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Spoon

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47800
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Spoon : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 3,1 cm x W: 4,5 cm x De: 22 cm
Date
1850-1900
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Spoon : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 3,1 cm x W: 4,5 cm x De: 22 cm
Other Title Information
Food Service T&E
Date
1850-1900
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Serving size spoon with deep bowl. Extending from a thin, slightly curved handle that tapers out at the bottom; curved edges extending slightly longer in the middle.
Accession No.
2004.03.10
Name Access
Klein, Louis
Places
Solingen, Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Fork

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48163
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Fork : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 2,8 cm x W: 2,6 cm x De: 21,2 cm
Date
1850-1900
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Fork : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 2,8 cm x W: 2,6 cm x De: 21,2 cm
Other Title Information
Food Service T&E
Date
1850-1900
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
4 tines that taper inwards at the top. 3 shallow trenches are found where the tines meet the tang (in between the times). Extending from a thin, slightly curved handle that tapers out at the bottom; curved edges extending slightly longer in the middle.
Accession No.
2004.03.11
Name Access
Klein, Louis
Places
Solingen, Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Knife

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48164
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Knife : cast (moulded) : silver
Date
1850-1900
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Knife : cast (moulded) : silver
Other Title Information
Food Service T&E
Date
1850-1900
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Knife with an unsharpened blade with teeth along the top quarter; the opposite side has a thin tapered edge. Extending from a thick handle with a beveled ledge near the blade and a beveled bottom edge, shaped into a beveled point at the bottom. Narrative: blade of knife was replaced in Caracas, Venezuela in 1950s
Accession No.
2004.03.12
Name Access
Klein, Louis
Places
Solingen, Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Headdress

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51292
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Headdress : Sewn, Embroidered : Pink, Green, Gold ; Ht: 8 1/4 in. x W: 76 1/4 in.
Date
1850
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Headdress : Sewn, Embroidered : Pink, Green, Gold ; Ht: 8 1/4 in. x W: 76 1/4 in.
Other Title Information
Clothing, Headwear
Date
1850
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Rectangular, with vine stitching around edges, and tassel on one end. Narrative: Worn by the bride upon exiting the Mikvah “ritual bath” in a diadem fashion.
Accession No.
2002.87.01
Name Access
Communauté Sepharade du Quebec
Places
Tangiers, Morocco, Africa
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Spice box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51359
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Spice box : Silver ; Ht: 9 1/8 in. x W: 2 1/2 in.
Date
1850
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Spice box : Silver ; Ht: 9 1/8 in. x W: 2 1/2 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1850
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
4 sided engraved base connects by 4 filigree stems to a 6 sided filigree spice holder with a cylindrical tower shaped topped with a flag, 6 bells hang from spice holder with 6 mini flags on top Narrative: Used for Havdalah ceremony at the end of Shabbat
Accession No.
2005.26.2
Name Access
Tauben, Irwin
Places
Russia, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Matzah cover

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51198
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Matzah cover : Sewn : Maroon, Green, Purple, Red, Yellow ; Ht: 16,5 in. x W: 12,5 in.
Date
1851-1860
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Matzah cover : Sewn : Maroon, Green, Purple, Red, Yellow ; Ht: 16,5 in. x W: 12,5 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1851-1860
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
Notes
Circular shape, embroidered with fabric flowers, cross-stitched with floss. Border is fringed. Narrative: Handcrafted from Czernowitz (today Chernivtsi), Bukovina. Name of the donor' great-great grandmother, Cohen, is embroidered on the bottom flap. The matzah cover has been handed down through generations. The mother of the donor, Suzie Rosenblatt (nee Mier) kept it hidden in the Bershad concentration camp in Transnistria (Ukraine). The donor's brother, Jacob Wardi, was also in Bershad. Donor Regina Stiglitz (Rosenblatt) was in a different work camp called Muraffa. The family was reunited after the war and emigrated to Canada in 1962.
Accession No.
1990.21.11
Name Access
Stiglitz Rosenblatt, Regina
Places
Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47630
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, graphic arts : beige, green, yellow, black ; Ht: 11 cm x W: 8,6 cm
Date
1856
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, graphic arts : beige, green, yellow, black ; Ht: 11 cm x W: 8,6 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1856
Creator
0
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
124 pages, green hard-cover bound with the title printed in a yellow box. Interior pages are beige, consisting of text and illustrations. The illustrations, a collection of 14 lithographs, were done by artist Frigi Löw.
Accession No.
2011X.86.05
Name Access
Braun, Miriam
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
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