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- Description
- Child-sized pine casket with a wood Star of David on the top, manufactured by C. Stoler and Co., Inc., in Bristol, Tn. To meet the requirements of Jewish burial practice, the casket has no metal parts; and the manufacturing facility observed the Sabbath and all Jewish holy days. The firm was established in New York City, in 1891.
- Ref: David H. Shayt, “The Jewish Way of Death,” Folklore Forum 29 (1998): 109-112.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Casket
- Date made
- 1991
- place made
- United States: Tennessee, Bristol
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- tan (overall color)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 44 cm x 91 cm x 56 cm; 17 5/16 in x 35 13/16 in x 22 1/16 in
- ID Number
- 1991.0559.01
- catalog number
- 1991.0559.01
- accession number
- 1991.0559
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- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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