Collection: (BoR) Botschaft Rothschild--The largest collections stolen in France mostly by specialized elements of the German occupation forces belonged to the Rothschild family. The German Embassy in Paris guided by Ambassador Otto Abetz, oversaw the plunder of property belonging to various members of the Rothschild family, including Maurice, Alexandrine, James-Armand and Edmond. These early removals of Rothschild property occurred in the summer and fall of 1940 and were greatly aided by the Devisenschutzkommando (DSK), a securities and financial fraud police organization that had jurisdiction over bank vaults and safe deposit boxes where thousands of art objects were stored for safekeeping.
Inventory No.: BoR 101
Kiste Nr. B 47
Artist: 1780, Französisch
Medium: Decorative Arts
Title: Kind als Schäferin in rotweiss gestreiftem Kleid mit drei Schafen, links die Hütte.
Description: Gegenstück zu BoR 102.
G.
Gobelin.
60 x 50 cm.
Gerahmt Fassung: Goldrahmen.
Zugangstag: In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft.
Literature: Die genaue Herkunft des Gobelins geht aus den Listen der Botschaft nicht hervor.
Provenance and Comments: This item was packed in a crate at the German Embassy, then transferred to the Louvre from where it was taken to the Jeu de Paume.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 60 x 50 cm
Framed? Yes
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Louvre
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
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