Textile handicraft belonging to Ilse Neuhaus

Identifier
irn737846
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.349.11
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn737846

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)

Archival History

The handicraft was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Helen Rubel in 2020.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of the Kahn, Neuhaus, and Rubel Families.

Scope and Content

Knit handicraft, likely created by the donor's aunt, Ilse Neuhaus (1924-1942), who was a clothing design student before she was deported to Auschwitz in 1942. The handicraft is one of a number of Ilse's textiles, all part of a collection related to the Kahn and Neuhaus families in Hadamar and Hochspeyer, Germany, and in Amsterdam.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Cream colored handknit textile

Subjects

  • Hadamar (Germany)
  • Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Genre

  • Decorative Arts
  • Object
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