Jewish Museum BerlinFrom the ceramic jug to the Pineapple Goblet: Working with archival items – Blogerim בלוגרים – Blogerim בלוגרים https://www.jmberlin.de/blog-en/2015/04/working-with-archival-items/
It’s cold. The neon light casts a harsh glare. A gray cabinet stands next to another along white walls. The room feels sterile. The air conditioning hums. A gloomy place. I put on blue, latex gloves, open one of the cabinets and take out a gray carton. Contours of an item shimmer from under layers …
Often they were for joyous events, for example as a Bar Mitzvah gift.