Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Laib Opoczynski
Physical Details
- Classification
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Dress Accessories
- Category
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Headgear
- Object Type
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Caps (Headgear) (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Black knit cap with scalloped bottom edges.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
- Materials
- overall : wool
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 cap was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Laib Opoczynski.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-10-03 13:07:28
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn11714
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