Handmade flax figure
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 1.380 inches (3.505 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
Archival History
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by the Estate of Irene Frank.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of the Estate of Irene Frank
Scope and Content
Small handmade braided flax figure with hat and shoes; mounted onto adhesive album page with “May 2, 1945” collaged separately beneath the doll; made for Irene on the occasion of her eighteenth birthday by a Polish Jewish girl who worked with Irene in the flax factory at Merzdorf, where they were liberated on May 8, 1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
flax figure with hat and shoes; decorative details including a red cloth ribbon on the hat and red and green thread on the shoes and torso
Genre
- Decorative Arts
- Object