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Object | Accession Number: 2002.67.2

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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    The buttons were originally attached to Estera Horn's coat. Leokadia Wojtkiewicz, one of Estera's rescuers, removed the buttons while explaining to Estera that she had to do so for safety reasons because "all Jewish children have buttons like these."
    Date
    approximately 1944
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ewa Dziegielewska

    Physical Details

    Classification
    Tools and Equipment
    Category
    Fasteners
    Object Type
    Buttons (lcsh)
    Physical Description
    The two gold-colored metal buttons have an embossed anchor design.
    Materials
    overall : metal

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The buttons were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Ewa Dziegielewska on behalf of Estera Horn.
    Record last modified:
    2024-10-03 12:13:43
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