Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Apron style patchwork pocket given to Mrs. Keck, the mother of Melanie Keck Spitta, during the 1950s by a Sinti girlfriend frm Germany. Mrs. Keck was a survivor of Bergen Belsen and other concentration camps.
- Date
-
received:
approximately 1950-1959
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Melanie Spitta
Physical Details
- Classification
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Containers
- Category
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Bags
- Object Type
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Pockets (costume accessories) (aat)
- Physical Description
- Multi-colored rectangular cloth pouch with a vertical slit in the front and ties on both top corners to fasten it around the waist.
- Materials
- overall : cotton
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The apron bag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Melanie Keck Spitta.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:21:11
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