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Ring

Object | Accession Number: 2000.606.2
2000.606.2 front Ring Click to enlarge 2000.606.2 front Ring Click to enlarge

Gold ring belonging to a Dutch policeman who was arrested by Nazis in a raid in Rotterdam. Received by donor in the summer of 1944, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Plain gold band with the initials, "M M" engraved on the oval ring face, two stamps on interior of band

Classification
Jewelry
Category
Rings
Object Type
Rings (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Trudy Vinke Verloop

About This Object

Physical Description
gold finger ring bearing inscription, "M/M" (one M is superimposed over the other; inside of band bears stamp or inscription which appears to read, "SV"
Dimensions
overall: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Depth: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm)
Materials
overall : gold

Keywords and Subjects

Personal Name
Verloop, Trudy Vinke.

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The ring was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Trudy Vinke Verloop.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:28:11
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Also in Trudy Vinke Verloop collection

The collection consists of a gold ring belonging to a Dutch policeman who was arrested by Nazis in a raid in Rotterdam. It was received by Trude Vinke Verloop (donor) in the summer of 1944, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Envelope that bears note regarding a Dutch police officer captured in a German raid, additional notes from donor's mother; 1944; in Dutch

Envelope

Document

The envelope bears notes written by the Trudy Vinke Verloop during the summer of 1944 regarding the ring given to her by a Dutch policeman. Additional notes were written by her mother. The envelope bears clues as to the location of the policeman's family and a message to be relayed to his family. A translation of that message reads: "Everything O.K., keep courage. Kiss from your father."

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