Silver fish knife with fish design owned by the Orsten family
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
Archival History
The knife 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 knife 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, fish knife with an embossed fish design on the wide, flat, spatula-style blade with a sharp point and a monogram on the back of the handle.
Subjects
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations).
- Vienna (Austria)
- Jewish children in the Holocaust--England.
- Jewish refugees--New York (State)--Buffalo.
- Jews--Austria--Vienna.
- London (England)
- Buffalo (N.Y.)
- Kirkby Stephen (England)
- Petersfield (England)
- Jewish refugees--England.
- High Wycombe (England)
Genre
- Object
- Household Utensils