| ID Code | 3103-0013 |
|---|---|
| Artifact Name | Dress |
| Donor | Futaba Takase |
| Receiving Date | 2005/11/15 |
| Size (W×H×D) (mm) | 690×980 |
| Distance from the Hypocenter(m) | 1100 |
| Number | 1 |
| Location | Kokutaiji, Senda areas |
| Description | Futaba Takase (formerly, Mito) evacuated on July 26 from Tokyo to a relative home in Hiroshima with her mother, Setsuko (then, 38) and her younger sister Kasumi (then, 15). The entire family was exposed at home in Ote-machi. Burned on her feet, Setsuko pulled her two daughters out of the collapsed house. Futaba and Kaumi supported their mother from each side as they fled through the flames. Though they found refuge and treatment for their mother, Setsuko died of blood poisoning on September 1. Futaba and Kasumi suffered A-bomb-related disorders, but both recovered. The items displayed here are the dress Futaba was wearing that day. (from Futaba Takase's account) Mother had made this dress for me, so I treasured it as a keepsake. When I married I took it with me, packed in the bottom of my case. I want everyone to know of the horror of nuclear weapons, the emptiness, cruelty, and suffering of war, to aim with good sense for peace free of nuclear weapons and the continuation of this happiness. |