Summary
Spray of blue and white check artificial flowers 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.
Physical Description
Three flower shapes with long, narrow petals, cut from stiffened cotton fabric in blue and white check. Sizes vary from 9.5 to 10.5 cm diameter. Two pieces of same fabric cut into double-pointed and tapered shape 9x4 cm. Check size approx 0.15 cm.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Marjorie Morgan, 26 Jan 1993
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Maker
Marion Kann, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s-1970s
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overall dimensions
10.5 cm (Length), 10.5 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Austrian Immigration, Displaced Persons, Handcrafts, Jewish Communities, Jewish Immigration
