Leather ID bracelet with a metal tag with prisoner number made by a concentration camp inmate
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 6.620 inches (16.815 cm) | Width: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
Creator(s)
- Maurits Trompetter (Subject)
- Maurits Oliveyra (Original owner)
Biographical History
Maurits Trompetter was married to Femma Trompetter. Femma worked for the underground resistance during WWII. Their two daughters, Marianne and Sylvia were in hiding with a Christian family during WWII.
Archival History
The bracelet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Marianne Trompetter Dazzo.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marianne Trompetter Dazzo
Scope and Content
Identification bracelet given to Maurits Trompetter by his best friend, Maurits Oliveyra, in 1945. It bears the identification number 117164 and is believed to have been handmade by a camp inmate.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Leather bracelet with a metal tag with an engraved number on one side.
tag, etched : 117164
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts