Dress worn by a young girl while living in hiding

Object | Accession Number: 1992.121.1

Date: creation: 1941
Classification: Clothing and Dress
Category: Children's clothing
Object Type: Child's dress (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Miki Pear

Physical Description: Off-white dress with red border encircling the bottom part of the dress, close to the hem.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 23.750 inches (60.325 cm) | Width: 15.000 inches (38.1 cm)
Materials: overall : linen, cotton
Contributor: Subject: Miki Pear
Biography: Miki Pear was born in Warsaw, Poland. During the Holocaust, she taken from her family to live with a Greek Orthodox priest in the Ukraine. She was able to immigrate to the United States in 1947, after being found by a living uncle.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The dress was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Miki Pear.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-02-10 08:59:31
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