Design illustrations for Jewish ghetto police insignia for the Kovno ghetto

Identifier
irn10328
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.89.319
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn10328

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 4.760 inches (12.09 cm) | Width: 7.760 inches (19.71 cm)

Archival History

The illustration was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

White paper; recto: inscriptions and hand-drafted illustrations in black ink and graphite, "RANG-ZEICHEN DER JUED. GHETTOPOLIZEI-VILIJAMPOLE./[six circular designs accompanied by following captions:] hell-blaues/Leder/dunkel-blaues/Leder/Weissmetall/(silberfarbe)/Metall/(Goldfarbe)/POLIZEICHEF/STELLV. POLIZEICHEF/INSPEKTOR/REVIERCHEF/STELLV. REVIERCHEF/WACHTMEISTER."

Genre

  • Object
  • Art
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