SkirtPart of an ensembleCotton, floral patterned trim,machine-made laceBanat, Romania, 20th cent.Inventoried 1944Volkskundemuseum Wien, ÖMV/46069This ensemble was given to the museumin 1944 by Leopold Reiter, Treasurer ofthe Ethnographic Society. He had alreadybeen a member of the Nazi party before1938. It may therefore be assumed that hewas not persecuted, so that the donationwas ­catalogued in the museum inventoryas“unobjectionable” in spite of the time atwhich it was acquired. From today’s point ofview these objects are far from unobjection-able, as we do not know how they came into­Reiter’s possession. Therefore this objectswill be included into the Art Database.KP, MRWall clockSheet iron, painted, steel, tin, brassProbably southern Germany, 18th cent.Inventoried 1940Volkskundemuseum Wien, ÖMV/44868On 12th April 2019 the Art Restitution­Advisory Board recommended, on thebasis of the dossier by the provenanceresearcher in the VolkskundemuseumWien, that the Wittgenstein Collectionshould not be restituted. The acquisitionby Hermine and Paul Wittgenstein andHilde Wittgenstein-Köchert was lawful andunconnected with persecution.KP2 apronsPart of an ensembleWool, silver threadBanat, Romania, 20th cent.Inventoried 1944Volkskundemuseum Wien, ÖMV/46071,ÖMV/46072TelescopeAttributed to Leonardo SemitecoloBrass, glass, horn, parchmentVenice(now Italy), 18th cent.Inventoried 1940Volkskundemuseum Wien, ÖMV/44867Spinning wheelWood, boneProbably France, 18th cent.Inventoried 1940Volkskundemuseum Wien, ÖMV/44866ChairWood with mother-of-pearl insetBosnia, 19th cent.Inventoried 1938Volkskundemuseum Wien, ÖMV/43774Panetiere(breadbox)WoodSouthern France, 19th cent.Inventoried 1938Volkskundemuseum Wien, ÖMV/4377571