Purse

Identifier
irn520750
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.436.2
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn520750

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm) | Depth: 1.120 inches (2.845 cm)

Archival History

The purse was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Elizabeth Margosches the grandaughter of Helene Reik.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elizabeth Margosches

Scope and Content

Purse used by Helene Reik while she was in Thersienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular body constructed of textured brown leather; flap attaches to body and locks in place by metal snap; five interior pockets; leather-covered mirror housed in first pocket and attached by textile band; third pocket locks with metal clasp; leather metal handle attached to back of body.

People

  • Reik, Helene.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Jewish ghettos--Czech Republic--Terezín (Severočeský kraj)

Genre

  • Object
  • Dress Accessories
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