Wooden school bench with desk and 3 inkwells used in German classroom

Identifier
irn523066
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.350.2
Dates
1 Jan 1933 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 35.000 inches (88.9 cm) | Width: 62.875 inches (159.703 cm) | Depth: 28.500 inches (72.39 cm)

Archival History

The schoolbench with attached desk was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the District of Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany, converting a 1991 loan.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the District of Unterfranken

Scope and Content

Wooden school bench with attached desk and three inkwells that was used in a classroom in Aschach, Germany, during the government of the Third Reich, 1933-1945.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Wooden school bench and backrest made from a single, finished, stained brown board with a single, wide, unfinished board for a foot rest. The attached writing surface consists of 2 finished wooden boards: the outer board has a long rectangular indentation near the top edge for storing writing tools, with 3 inkwell holders near the top outside edge. The desk top lifts at the lip and folds back for storage. Along the top rear edge of the desk is a narrow metal bar with mounts at each end to act as a bookrest. There is a narrow unfinished stretcher support beneath the desktop. The seat and desk have finished, stained blond wooden convex side pieces. The sides of the desk top, seat, and feet are attached to a wide, unfinished, horizontal board that extends beneath all four legs. There are dark brown finished wooden feet attached to one set of outer legs. The floor board sits atop an unfinished wooden stretcher that is attached vertically inside all four legs. The base, floor board, and stretchers may be replacements.

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Genre

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