Baby doll with handknit 2-piece outfit recovered by a hidden child after the war
Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Doll with handmade top and leggings that belonged to Jolene de Wilde when she was a child. The doll was kept by a neighbor while the de Wilde family lived in hiding in Friesland, Netherlands, from ca. 1941-1945. Jolene and her sister were placed in hiding with a non-Jewish couple, Hielke and Herder Brouwer, who were honored by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations in 1985.
- Date
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recovered:
1945
- Geography
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recovery:
Friesland (Netherlands)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jolene Sonnheim
- Contributor
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Subject:
Jolene Sonnheim
- Biography
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Jolene (Jolijn) de Wilde Sonnheim is the child of Louis de Wilde, born May 17, 1906, in Amsterdam, and Alida Roza (Ada) Bollegraf, born June 22, 1906. Jolene and her sister, Marthi, lived in hiding in Freistand, Netherlands, from 1940-1945. They were protected during this time by Hielke and Herder Brouwer, who were honored by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations in 1985. Her parents also lived in hiding during the war. Her father died March 28, 1987 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland; her mother died August 1997 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
Physical Details
- Classification
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Toys
- Category
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Dolls
- Object Type
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Baby dolls (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Plastic doll with a hollow body, peach complexion, brown eyes, and blonde modeled hair. The doll is wearing a white, hand-knit, sleeveless top with buttoned shoulders and footed pants with an elastic band waist. The doll has hinges at the arms, legs, and head for movement. The left arm is broken and detached; the right arm is loose and broken above the elbow. There is a large hole in the right side of the head with tape from previous repairs.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
- Materials
- overall : plastic, cotton, cloth, rubber
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 doll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Jolene Sonnheim.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-13 16:10:40
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn41665
Also in Jolene Sonnheim collection
The collection consists of an artifact and photographs relating to the experience of Jolene De Wilde and her family in the Netherlands before and during the Holocaust when they lived in hiding.
Date: 1936-1945
The De Wilde family photographs
Document
Consists of four pre-war photographs of the De Wilde family who lived in hiding in Friesland, Netherands during the Holocaust.
