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Handkerchief

Object | Accession Number: 1991.88.2
1991.88.2. front Handkerchief Click to enlarge

Handkerchief given to Mira Ryczke by Cicilie Imre, M.D. at Auschwitz concentration camp.

Date
1944 September  (found)
Geography
acquired : Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Oswiecim (Poland)
Classification
Dress Accessories
Category
Handkerchiefs
Object Type
Handkerchiefs (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mira Kimmelman
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About This Object

Physical Description
White linen with red and blue printed decoration.
Dimensions
overall : 8.270 x 7.990 in. (21.006 x 20.295 cm.)
Materials
overall : cloth, dye
Contributor
Subject: Cicilie Imre
Subject: Mira Kimmelman

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The handkerchief was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Mira Ryczke Kimmelman, a family friend of Cicilie Imre.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:07:36
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