Part of a woven fourragère associated with Emile-Georges Maljean

Identifier
irn734952
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.614.5
  • 2019.339
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)

Archival History

The part of a fourragère was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Monique Currie.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Monique L. Currie

Scope and Content

Part of a woven fourragère associated with Emile-Georges Maljean, Prefect of Police in Toulon and Marseille during World War II. It is part of a collection documenting his experiences, and those of his family, prior to the war and later in German-occupied France. The collection addresses Maljean's resistance activities, the relief he offered to refugees, and his later role in Allied occupation of Vienna.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Short section of a braided military cord with a narrow, baskeweave section at one end, and a wider, ribbed section opposite. The woven thread is mixed with metal wire of support, and is fraying at the wide end.

Subjects

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.