Handkerchief
Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Handkerchief embroidered as a gift for Mira Taube by friend Rosia Surzher in DP camp Zeilsheim, on occasion of Mira's birthday.
- Date
-
received:
1946
- Geography
-
received:
Zeilsheim (Displaced persons camp);
Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mira Stillman
- Contributor
-
Subject:
Mira Stillman
Physical Details
- Classification
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Dress Accessories
- Category
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Handkerchiefs
- Object Type
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Handkerchiefs (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Off-white textile with light blue and orange border and embroidered flower heart with the initials "MT."
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) | Width: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm)
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The handkerchief was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Mira Taube Stillman.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:28:40
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515307
Also in Mira Taube Stillman collection
The collection consists of hand-written diaries, black and white photographs and two handkerchiefs relating to Mira Taube Stillman from Uzbekistan after the war and Zeilsheim displaced persons camp in Germany.
Date: 1945-1947
Mira Taube Stillman papers
Document
The collection includes two hand-written diaries and seven black and white photographs relating to Mira Taube Stillman from Uzbekistan after the war and Zeilsheim DP camp in Germany.
Handkerchief
Object
Handkerchief embroidered as a gift for Mira Taube by friend Rosia Surzher in DP camp Zeilsheim, on occasion of Mira's birthday.
