Silver fish fork with fish design owned by the Orsten family
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
Archival History
The fork was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Elisabeth Orsten.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Elisabeth M. Orsten
Scope and Content
A single fork from a silver, fish cutlery set, consisting of four forks and three knives, designed by Art Krupp Berndorf of Austria and owned by the Orsten family. The cutlery is part of a collection relating to the experiences of Elizabeth M. Ornstein (later Orsten) and her family in Vienna, Austria, before and during the Holocaust, and the Ornstein family’s immigration to the United States.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Silver, four-pronged fork with an embossed fish design on the front of the handle just above the tines and a monogram on the back.
Subjects
- Jewish children in the Holocaust--England.
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations).
- High Wycombe (England)
- Buffalo (N.Y.)
- Jewish refugees--New York (State)--Buffalo.
- Petersfield (England)
- Kirkby Stephen (England)
- Vienna (Austria)
- Jewish refugees--England.
- London (England)
- Jews--Austria--Vienna.
Genre
- Object
- Household Utensils