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Wedding veil with fabric flowers worn postwar by a Jewish bride

Object | Accession Number: 1999.105.4
1999.105.4 front Wedding veil with fabric flowers worn postwar by a Jewish bride Click to enlarge

White veil with netting and cloth flowers worn by Renee Levy on her wedding day, August 31, 1945, in Charleville, France.

Date
use:  1945 August 31
Geography
use: Charleville (Ardennes, France)
Classification
Dress Accessories
Category
Headgear
Object Type
Veils (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Renee Levy

About This Object

Physical Description
Wedding veil made of a wire headband covered in thread with attached white fabric flowers and netting.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm)
Materials
overall : cloth, thread, wire

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The veil was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by Renee Levy.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:28:45
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Jacket

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The jacket was worn by Renee Levy on her wedding day, August 31, 1945, in Charleville, France.

Skirt

Skirt

Object

The skirt was worn by Renee Levy on her wedding day, August 31, 1945, in Charleville, France.

Boutonniere

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.

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