Sachsenberg psychiatric asylum blanket
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 77.000 inches (195.58 cm) | Width: 52.500 inches (133.35 cm)
Archival History
The blanket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by the Medizin und Pharmaziehistorisches Museum Wismar.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Medizin und Pharmaziehistoriches Museum Wismar
Scope and Content
Sachsenberg psychiatric asylum in Schwerin, where this blanket was used, was one of many hospitals in Nazi Germany that participated in the murder of physically and psychologically handicapped patients. This began as a movement ordered by Hitler to rid the country of these disabled persons.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The name "Sachsenberg" is embroidered on the blanket.
Genre
- Object
- Furnishings and Furniture
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