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Pair of khaki ski mittens used by a German Jewish emigre in the US
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Ski mittens used by Mina Weiler in the United States. Mina Kaufmann emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938 and married Carl Weiler.
Details
- Title: Pair of khaki ski mittens used by a German Jewish emigre in the US
- Location: Germany--Emigration and immigration--Biography. United States--Emigration and immigration--Biography.
- Provenance: The mittens were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Judy Gartner and Susan Oberfeld, the daughters of Carl and Mina Kaufmann Weiler.
- Subject Keywords: Jewish refugees--United States--Biography. Jews--Germany--History--20th century. Jews--Persecutions--Germany--Biography.
- Type: Dress Accessories
- Rights: Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: a. Faded, treated khaki cloth left hand mitten with a rounded hand and a wide cuff with an adjustable metal buckled strap sewn on the top. The attached thumb is reinforced with leather at the inner glove joint. There is a horizontal, cinched double band sewn on the center wrist. The interior is lined with offwhite wool with a white cloth name tag. The glove has stiffened and is discolored. b. Faded, treated khaki cloth right hand mitten with a rounded hand and a wide cuff with an adjustable metal buckled strap sewn on the top. The attached thumb is reinforced with leather at the inner glove joint. There is a horizontal, cinched double band sewn on the center wrist. The interior is lined with offwhite wool with a white cloth name tag. The glove has stiffened and is discolored. The cloth has stiffened and is discolored. The palm side center has white repair stitching.
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