Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The jacket was worn by Renee Levy on her wedding day, August 31, 1945, in Charleville, France.
- Date
-
use:
1945 August 31
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Renee Levy
Physical Details
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Women's clothing
- Object Type
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Jackets (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Jacket made of white cotton fabric with white plastic buttons; appears to be hand-made (no labels).
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Width: 19.000 inches (48.26 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread, plastic
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The jacket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by Renee Levy.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:28:45
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516058
Also in Renee Levy collection
The collection consists of a wedding suit, jacket and skirt with headpiece and flower boutonniere, worn by Renee Levy and a photograph of Renee Levy and her husband on their wedding day, Aug. 31, 1945, in Charleville, France. Renee is wearing the donated suit in the photograph.
Date: 1945
Skirt
Object
The skirt was worn by Renee Levy on her wedding day, August 31, 1945, in Charleville, France.
Wedding veil with fabric flowers worn postwar by a Jewish bride
Object
White veil with netting and cloth flowers worn by Renee Levy on her wedding day, August 31, 1945, in Charleville, France.
Boutonniere
Object
Boutonniere was worn by Renee Levy on her wedding day, Aug. 31, 1945, in Charleville, France
Photograph of Renee Levy on her wedding day
Document
The photograph depicts Renee Levy and her husband on their wedding day, August 31, 1945, in Charleville, France. Renee is wearing the donated suit in the photograph.
