Large pot used by a Romanian Romani as a distilling device for making peasant brandy
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 5.380 inches (13.665 cm) | Width: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm)
b: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 4.120 inches (10.465 cm)
Archival History
The pot was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Scope and Content
Belonged to Toma Racloro, a Romanian Romani. When he was deported from Baranesti (near Slatina) to Transnistria in 1942, he left some cookware with a Romanian peasant. Toma died; after 1945, his wife got the pots back from the peasant. This pot was used as a distilling device to make, tuca, a prune brandy.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a= pot; b= lid
Genre
- Household Utensils
- Object
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