Two-piece suit made of cloth from Dorothy Finger's family's fabric business

Identifier
irn702540
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.348.1 a-b
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

a: Height: 27.000 inches (68.58 cm) | Width: 32.500 inches (82.55 cm)

b: Height: 30.000 inches (76.2 cm) | Width: 21.630 inches (54.94 cm)

Creator(s)

Archival History

The suit was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Sue and David Finger, the children of Dorothy Finger.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of David Finger and Sue Finger

Scope and Content

Two-piece, black-and-white, subtly checked suit, created postwar using cloth from Dorothy Finger's (born Dysia Kraushaar) prewar family fabric business in Chodorów, Poland (now Khodoriv, Ukraine). The fabric was among personal items that survived in the possession of non-Jewish neighbors who the items to Dysia after the war ended in 1945.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

a: Black-and-white, women's suit jacket with matching skirt (b) made with a subtly checked cloth. b: Black-and-white, women's suit skirt with matching jacket (a) made with a subtly checked cloth.

Subjects

Genre

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