Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Textile embroidered by the donor, Rosalie Herman (nee Honigsberg) at age 6 in Germany. She and her family came to the US from Hamburg in 1939.
- Date
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after 1929
- Geography
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creation:
Hamburg (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rosalie Herman
- Signature
- reverse : "Rosi"
Physical Details
- Classification
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Decorative Arts
- Category
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Needlework
- Physical Description
- Rectangular textile embroidered using a variety of stitches, including a blanket stitch around the perimeter, in different colors. There is a woven strand on either side of the piece.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.630 inches (11.76 cm) | Width: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Hamburg (Germany)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The textile was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Rosalie Honigsberg Herman.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-08-27 14:06:20
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn736766
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