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Artificial Flower - Blue/Grey Crepe, circa 1950s-1970s
Reg. No: SH 931332
- Summary:
- Blue/grey crepe artificial flower made by Marion Kann. Marion (Mimi) was of born in Vienna, Austria in 1910. She immigrated to Australia in 1939, most likely fleeing the persecution of the Nazi regime as she was Jewish. In Australia she married follow a refugee and Austrian Jew Herbert Kann.
- Description:
- One flower shape, with long, narrow petals, cut from dark blue-grey crepe stiffened fabric, with a small cut in the middle.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Marjorie Morgan, 1993
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 9.00 cm (Width), 9.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | jewish communities, jewish immigration, handcrafts, displaced persons, austrian immigration |
| Themes this item is part of: | Domestic & Community Life Collection, Kann Family, Austrian Jewish Migrants, 1940s |
| Primary Classification: | ART & CRAFT |
| Secondary Classification: | Flower Making |
| Tertiary Classification: | samples |
| Maker: | Marion Kann, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s-1970s |
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