Two-piece suit made of cloth from Dorothy Finger's family's fabric business
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 27.000 inches (68.58 cm) | Width: 32.500 inches (82.55 cm)
b: Height: 30.000 inches (76.2 cm) | Width: 21.630 inches (54.94 cm)
Creator(s)
- Dorothy Finger (Subject)
- Dorothy Finger (Original owner)
Archival History
The suit was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Sue and David Finger, the children of Dorothy Finger.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of David Finger and Sue Finger
Scope and Content
Two-piece, black-and-white, subtly checked suit, created postwar using cloth from Dorothy Finger's (born Dysia Kraushaar) prewar family fabric business in Chodorów, Poland (now Khodoriv, Ukraine). The fabric was among personal items that survived in the possession of non-Jewish neighbors who the items to Dysia after the war ended in 1945.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a: Black-and-white, women's suit jacket with matching skirt (b) made with a subtly checked cloth. b: Black-and-white, women's suit skirt with matching jacket (a) made with a subtly checked cloth.
Subjects
- Khodoriv (Z︠H︡ydachivsʹkyĭ raĭon, Ukraine)
Genre
- skirts.
- coats.
- Clothing and Dress
- Object