Painted silk square from an internment camp
Date made: c.1941
Description: Silk square painted by donor's mother Jeanette Kitzler whilst interned at Rushen Camp during Second World War. She was a Jewish refugee born 1905 in Vienna, she arrived in Britain in 1938. The silk shows the outline of the Isle of Man with significant landmarks noted, with lettering 'Internment May 1940/1941'. (unfinished edges)
Materials: silk
Object name: silk
Collection: Costume & Textiles Collection
ID Number: 2022-0035
Subject tags : #WW2INTERNMENTMUSEUMCOLLECTIONS