Folding chair used by hidden child

Object | Accession Number: 2003.164.2

Classification: Furnishings and Furniture
Category: Furniture
Object Type: Folding chairs (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund

Physical Description: Slatted wood back attached by hinges to slatted wooden seat; wooden legs attached to base of seat
Dimensions: overall : 19.000 x 10.750 x 8.500 in. (48.26 x 27.305 x 21.59 cm.)
Materials: overall : wood, metal
Topical Term: Hidden children (Holocaust)--Poland.
Jewish children in the Holocaust--Poland.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The folding chair was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003.
Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:23:49
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Also in Nowak family collection

The collection consists of a wardrobe and folding chair used to hide a Jewish child during the Holocaust.

Date: approximately 1945

Object

Wardrobe used to hide a Jewish child during the Holocaust