Concentration camp inmate uniform pocket fragment

Object | Accession Number: 2002.446.2

Classification: Clothing and Dress
Category: Concentration camp uniforms
Object Type: Pockets (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Radu Ioanid

Physical Description: Blue and white striped textile fragment in shape of pocket; attached to fragment at top center is white, rectangular patch with "89603" written in ink; attached to fragment below white patch is red triangular patch.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 5.880 inches (14.935 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
Materials: overall : cloth, ink, dye
Topical Term: Political prisoners.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The fragment was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Radu Ioanid.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:16:03
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Also in Antal Pal collection

The collection consists of a bracelet that was worn by Antal Pal from Tîrgu-Mureș, Romania, while he was imprisoned in Melk concentration camp and a piece of cloth from the pocket of a uniform that belonged to a friend of Antal Pal.