Overview
- Brief Narrative
- One corset composed of textile with elastic inserts, metal closures and leather tabs. Maker's mark, "Gehr. Kirschhofer, Wiesbaden" and "Jeufel." The garment has brown spotting and surface staining.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Martin and Frances Syril Weinberg
Physical Details
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Women's clothing
- Object Type
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Corsets (lcsh)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, metal, leather
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Weinberg, Frances Syril and Martin.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The corset was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Martin and Frances Syril Weinberg.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:28:49
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