Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Prisoner's uniform worn by Fernand Brunetti while imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp from 1942-1945. He was a French citizen, who was arrested and deported for unknown reasons, from France to Buchenwald. After liberation in 1945, he returned to Paris. Around 1946-47, he had a studio portrait taken of himself in this uniform.
- Date
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use:
1942-1945
- Geography
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issue:
Buchenwald (Concentration camp);
Weimar (Thuringia, Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
- Contributor
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Subject:
Fernand Brunetti
- Biography
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Fernand Brunetti was a French citizen who was arrested and deported from France to Buchenwald concentration camp. He returned to France after liberation in 1945.
Physical Details
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Concentration camp uniforms
- Object Type
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Uniforms (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a. Wool and cotton blend twill jacket with blue and gray stripes, hip-length, long sleeves, 5 button holes and 4 black, plastic buttons along the front opening. On the front of the tailored collar is a metal hook and eye closure. On the inside back collar is a black hanger loop. The left breast has an off-white coarse cotton ID patch with black ink: 69370, sewn on with black thread. Above this badge are fragments of white thread that indicate the placement of a previous patch.
b. Wool and cotton blend twill pants, with blue and gray stripes, 4 metal suspender buttons, and an adjustable strap, with a black metal buckle, on the back. At the back of the waist is a V shaped slit; on the front are 2 metal suspender buttons and a 3 metal button fly. The 2 side pockets are lined with tan cloth. The pants are lined around the waist with blue cloth and have 4 metal buttons. A number is stamped in black at the waist, inside the right back. The inside back seam has a gray hanger loop. - Dimensions
- a: Height: 27.000 inches (68.58 cm) | Width: 20.375 inches (51.753 cm)
b: Height: 37.000 inches (93.98 cm) | Width: 20.250 inches (51.435 cm) - Materials
- a : cotton, wool, plastic, metal, ink
b : cotton, wool
: metal
: ink - Inscription
- a. front left breast, black ink: 69370
b. right waist, inside back, stamped in black ink: 50
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The concentration camp uniform was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005.
- Funding Note
- The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-10-02 14:52:37
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Also in Fernand Brunetti collection
The collection consists of artifacts and a book relating to the experience of Fernand Brunetti during the Holocaust.
Date: 1942
Book
Object
Book, La Deportation, about the Holocaust in France that includes a tipped in dedication page, with a photograph of Fernand Brunetti in the concentration camp uniform he wore while he was imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp. Above the printed caption: exemplaire imprime specialement pour / FERNAND BRUNETTI / DEPORTE A BUCHENWALD is a handwritten inscription: 1942-1943 - à 1945. Brunetti was a French citizen, and it is not known why he was deported to Buchenwald. He returned to France after liberation in1945. Around 1946-47, he had a studio portrait taken of himself in this uniform.
