Headband
Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Headband worn by Eva Charlotte Lehmann (donor's niece); Eva Charlotte was born on September 26, 1936, the only daughter of Gertrud Elias Lehmann and Siegfried Lehmann. They lived in Mallwischken, Germany. Siegfried fled Germany July-August 1939 to England. Gertrud and her daughter, Eva, moved to Berlin. Gertrud died of pneumonia contracted during forced labor on November 7, 1942, in the Jewish Hospital in Berlin. Eva Charlotte was deported to Auschwitz on December 14, 1942, where she perished.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Margaret Lawrence
Physical Details
- Classification
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Dress Accessories
- Category
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Headgear
- Object Type
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Wreaths (costume accessories) (aat)
- Physical Description
- with pink, blue and white flowers
- Materials
- overall : cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The headband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by Margaret Lawrence.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:23:45
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn13547
