Tag, Identification
- Object Name:
- Tag, Identification
- Object ID:
- 2005.018.220
- Place of Origin:
- Germany
- Date:
- 1940
- Description:
- Identification tag (dog tag), prisoner of war. Worn by Armand Szainer (1914-1998), a French prisoner of war in Germany from 1940 to 1945. Horizontal rectangular gray metal plate with rounded corners. Two identical halves, each stamped "ST XI B / Nr.: 79390". Five narrow slots along center line (in case of death, the tag would be bent and separated along the line; one half would stay with the body and the other would go to the Red Cross for record keeping). Holes in three corners; a string is tied to two of the holes.
- Material:
- Metal
- Provenance:
- From the estate of Linda Morley, widow of artist Armand Szainer (1914-1998) of Manchester, NH.
Armand Szainer was born in Poland and raised in Germany. He emigrated to France in 1933, where he began his art career. He was a prisoner of war in Germany, at Stalag XI B, 1940-1945. He married Sylvia Kostmann (1912-1983) in 1947 and emigrated to New Hampshire in 1951. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Linda Morley
- People:
- Szainer, Armand H. (1914-1998)
- Subjects:
- Prisoners, Prisoners of war, World War II, Identification tags
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