Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The skirt was worn by Renee Levy on her wedding day, August 31, 1945, in Charleville, France.
- Date
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use:
1945 August 31
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Renee Levy
Physical Details
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Women's clothing
- Object Type
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Skirts (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Skirt made of white cotton fabric with metal zipper on side; appears to be hand-made (no labels).
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 22.750 inches (57.785 cm) | Width: 21.750 inches (55.245 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread, metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The skirt was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by Renee Levy.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-06-18 14:24:08
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516059
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The collection consists of a wedding suit, jacket and skirt with headpiece and flower boutonniere, worn by Renee Levy and a photograph of Renee Levy and her husband on their wedding day, Aug. 31, 1945, in Charleville, France. Renee is wearing the donated suit in the photograph.
Date: 1945
Jacket
Object
The jacket was worn by Renee Levy on her wedding day, August 31, 1945, in Charleville, France.
Wedding veil with fabric flowers worn postwar by a Jewish bride
Object
White veil with netting and cloth flowers worn by Renee Levy on her wedding day, August 31, 1945, in Charleville, France.
Boutonniere
Object
Boutonniere was worn by Renee Levy on her wedding day, Aug. 31, 1945, in Charleville, France
Photograph of Renee Levy on her wedding day
Document
The photograph depicts Renee Levy and her husband on their wedding day, August 31, 1945, in Charleville, France. Renee is wearing the donated suit in the photograph.
