Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Two-piece, black-and-white, subtly checked suit, created postwar using cloth from Dorothy Finger's (born Dysia Kraushaar) prewar family fabric business in Chodorów, Poland (now Khodoriv, Ukraine). The fabric was among personal items that survived in the possession of non-Jewish neighbors who the items to Dysia after the war ended in 1945.
- Date
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creation:
after 1945 May
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of David Finger and Sue Finger
- Contributor
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Subject:
Dorothy Finger
Original owner: Dorothy Finger
Physical Details
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Women's clothing
- Object Type
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Suits (Clothing) (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a: Black-and-white, women's suit jacket with matching skirt (b) made with a subtly checked cloth.
b: Black-and-white, women's suit skirt with matching jacket (a) made with a subtly checked cloth. - Dimensions
- a: Height: 27.000 inches (68.58 cm) | Width: 32.500 inches (82.55 cm)
b: Height: 30.000 inches (76.2 cm) | Width: 21.630 inches (54.94 cm) - Materials
- a : cloth, thread, plastic
b : cloth, thread, metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Khodoriv (Z︠H︡ydachivsʹkyĭ raĭon, Ukraine)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The suit was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Sue and David Finger, the children of Dorothy Finger.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-10-26 14:18:25
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn702540
