Framed German verse with floral border
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
Archival History
The framed poem was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by David Sperling, the grandson of Richard and Bertha Schwarz.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Susan Pearl Stollman, Ruth Pearl, and David Sperling
Scope and Content
Framed print of a German poem that was saved by the family of Richard Schwarz and Bertha Rosenwald Schwarz. Richard and Bertha were first cousins once removed of Julius Rosenwald, a part-owners of Sears and Roebuck, who financed the immigration of numerous Jewish relatives from Nazi Germany to the United States.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
German verse printed on paper with a floral wreath border framed under glass with cardboard backing. The back has a German inscription in black ink in the upper right corner with the date 1922.
Genre
- Object
- Art