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Cupping glass

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47480
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Cupping glass : Blown ?, cast (moulded) ?, beveled : clear ; Ht: 5 cm
Date
1930
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Cupping glass : Blown ?, cast (moulded) ?, beveled : clear ; Ht: 5 cm
Other Title Information
Medical & Psychological T&E
Date
1930
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Clear, tulip shaped with a wide/beveled rim; flat bottom. Narrative: Bunkess (cupping glasses) used in 18th, 19th and early 20th century al cupping glasses, to heal those withs colds, coughs, bronchitis, etc. They would be heated up with a candle and alcohol and placed on the back to suck out the illness with heat.
Accession No.
1996.15.01-12
Name Access
Weigensberg, Jean
Places
Koprzywnica, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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Prayer shawl

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47501
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Prayer shawl : woven, sewn, cut work, knotted, coiled : beige
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Prayer shawl : woven, sewn, cut work, knotted, coiled : beige
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
4 thin strips sewn together to form a rectangle, with 2 additional strips attached on either side, leaving a small (4cm) space. Holes are cut on each corner, with a knotted string (tzitzit) going through. On the backside, buttons, bound with thread, are sewn to each corner. The horizontal panels have flaps that continue over the buttons, with button holes in each. Narrative: Tallit katan ("small tallit") belonged to Jean Kohn's brother. It was made in 1935 in Koprzwnica, Poland. Family came to USA in 1935.
Accession No.
1995.13.02
Name Access
Weigensberg, Jean
Places
Koprzywnica, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Less detail