Embroidered doily made by a Polish inmate in Ravensbrueck depicting the camp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Width: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm)
Archival History
The doily was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Bozenna M. Urbanowicz Gilbride.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bozenna M. Urbanowicz Gilbride
Scope and Content
Doily created by a Polish inmate in Ravensbrück (Ravensbrueck) concentration camp in Germany in 1944. It has the phrase, Na zycie i na smierc (In life and death] embroidered above an image of the barracks.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular cloth doily with fringe along the edges. It is embroidered with Polish text above an image of long, rectangular buildings surrounded by a fence with trees in the background.
front, embroidered, thread : Na zycie i na smierc 29.7.44 [In life and death 29.7.44]
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Ravensbruck.
- Concentration camp inmates--Germany--Ravensbruck.
- Women concentration camp inmates--Germany--Ravensbruck.
Genre
- Object
- Decorative Arts