Cloth doll

Identifier
irn594578
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.196.1
Dates
1 Jan 1937 - 31 Dec 1937
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn594578

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 21.500 inches (54.61 cm) | Width: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm)

Archival History

THe doll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Carol Scott, the daughter of Ruth Pollack Scott.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carol D. Scott

Scope and Content

Doll given to Ruth Pollack in the United States in 1937. The doll was a gift from her grandfather Moses Aaron Rozenszain, who was a pharmacist in Pruzhany, and was subsequently killed in Auschwitz. The doll has a Yiddish inscription on the hem from her grandfather.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Cloth doll with long black hair tied in a braid. The doll is wearing a floral patterned dress and white blouse as well as a bead necklace.

Yiddish inscription under the hem of the doll's dress.

Genre

  • Object
  • Toys
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