Sachsenberg psychiatric asylum blanket

Object | Accession Number: 1990.36.28

Overview

Brief Narrative: Sachsenberg psychiatric asylum in Schwerin, where this blanket was used, was one of many hospitals in Nazi Germany that participated in the murder of physically and psychologically handicapped patients. This began as a movement ordered by Hitler to rid the country of these disabled persons.
Date: approximately 1900-1925
Geography: use: Sachsenberg Psychiatric Asylum; Schwerin (Germany)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Medizin und Pharmaziehistoriches Museum Wismar

Physical Details

Classification: Furnishings and Furniture
Category: Household linens
Object Type: Blankets (lcsh)
Physical Description: The name "Sachsenberg" is embroidered on the blanket.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 77.000 inches (195.58 cm) | Width: 52.500 inches (133.35 cm)
Materials: overall : wool

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The blanket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by the Medizin und Pharmaziehistorisches Museum Wismar.

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