Name/Title

Charity box

Entry/Object ID

K_0038

Tags

main display

Description

Among inscriptions, "Charity shall avert death" and "The Benevolent society and the Burial society of the Holy Congregation of Kolyn." Almost all members of this 600-year-old community were deported to death camps on June 13, 1942.

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Kolin

Region

Bohemia

Country

Czech Republic

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

8-1/4 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Notes

8 1/4" high 10" deep

Material

pewter