Producer unknown to us
Toilet set
Asia, Uzbekistan
1st half 20th century
Silver, coral
Ümit Bir (gynaecologist) acquired the set in Braunschweig on November 25, 2001
On permanent loan from the Dr. Bir Collection Foundation
SB 1996
The coins on this toilet set are of Russian coinage. The utensils are a toothpick, a scratching hand and probably an ear spoon, which is broken.
Gynaecologist Ümit Bir (1929–2014) gathered most of his collection on several trips from Marocco to India from the 1960s to the 1990s. Unfortunately, we still do not know the exact circumstances of the acquisition of this object. Since 2004, the collection has been on permanent loan to the museum from the Dr. Bir Collection Foundation.
Jan König