Chiffon scarf used as a veil in a wartime Polish Jewish wedding

Object | Accession Number: 2017.209.2

Date: 1942 May 05 (use)
Geography: use : Getto warszawskie (Warsaw Ghetto); Warsaw (Poland)
Classification: Dress Accessories
Category: Neckwear
Object Type: Scarves (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Genia Reznic

Physical Description: Square yellow chiffon scarf with a blue border and leaf pattern.
Dimensions: overall : 25.000 x 26.250 in. (63.5 x 66.675 cm.)
Materials: overall : nylon
Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The scarf was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Genia Reznic.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-08-09 16:08:19
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Also in Rivka Ribak collection

The collection consists of a fragment of embroidered curtain and a scarf relating to the experiences of Rivka Ribak during the Holocaust in the Warsaw ghetto in German occupied Poland.

Date: approximately 1942