White inverted triangle patch and prison number worn to identify a female inmate as a Jehovah's Witness
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
Creator(s)
- Lüise Jahndorf (Subject)
Archival History
The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Annemarie and Waltraud Küsserow.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Annemarie and Waltraud Kusserow
Scope and Content
White badge with an inverted trangle and the number 1989 issued to Lüise Jahndorf at Ravensbrück concentration camp to identify her as a Jehovah's Witness prisoner.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular white cloth badge marked with a purple inverted triangle on the right and the number 1989 on the left.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Jehovah's Witnesses--Nazi persecution.
Genre
- Badges
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts
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