Chessboard handmade postwar by a liberated inmate
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 16.730 inches (42.494 cm)
Creator(s)
- Cecil Welch (Subject)
Archival History
The chessboard was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Ron Paul for the Welch Family.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ron Paul
Scope and Content
Made for Cecil Welch, by liberated inmate interned in Mauthausen sub-camp Gusen immediately following liberation.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Chess board [checker board] in-laid wood, surrounded by border of diamond-shaped, in-laid wooden pieces, surrounded by green felt.
Genre
- Object
- Toys
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