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Object Name |
Chalice |
Donor |
Stehr, Allegra |
Description |
This silver chalice has a round base with one decorative layer. In the middle of the base is the stem that connects the base to the upper part of the chalice. The stem has several decorative curves at its top and bottom. The upper part of the chalice, where the liquid is held, has a wood grain pattern. The sides are almost completely straight, slightly leaning outward to make the opening of the chalice a largier diameter. There are two decorative rings around this part of the chalice, one is at the bottom and the others is almost halfway up. The ornate shape on one side of the chalice as inscription that reads: " Gavn fra / Monister Lut / Menighed til Pastor / Pedersen". The inside of the chalice is plain metal. The bottom of the chalice is round, except for a spots where the metal has been slightly dented or curved. There is a piece of white tape that reads: "H. J. Pedersen / Communion cup". |
Dimensions |
H-6.75 Dia-3.125 inches |
Year Range From |
1875 |
Year Range To |
1880 |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark |
Owned By |
Stehr, Alegra/ Pedersen, H. J. |
Used By |
Pedersen, H. J. |
Material |
Silver |
Associated People |
Pedersen, H. J. Pedersen, Hans Jorgen Stehr, Alegra |
Search Terms |
chalice H. J. Pedersen Danebod Pedersen, H. J. Pedersen, Hans Jorgen Stehr, Alegra Denmark |
Provenance |
This chalice traveled wherever H. J. Pedersen went to preach. If he was asked to preach at a different church, he would bring the chalice so he was sure to have one. Donor's grandfather was Hans Jorgen Pedersen. Pastor H. J. Pedersen, considered "the founder of Danebod" in Tyler, Minnesota, was born in Ringe, Denmark on December 28, 1851. He immigrated to the United States in 1875 and served as minister at the congregation at Gowen, Michigan, until 1880 when he became president of the folk school in Elk Horn, Iowa. He married Ane Marie Jepsen (Jeppesen) on October 20, 1875 in Michigan. She was the only one of her family to immigrant to the USA. The couple had six children together: Holger Wilhelm, Svend Sigurd, Thyra Elisabeth, Ansgar Johannes, Ingrid Marie, Astrid Christine. In 1882 he returned to Michigan and built the Ashland Folk School near Grant. In 1888 Rev. and Mrs. Pedersen and their six children moved to Tyler so that he might found a folk school there. Danebod is the name applied to the colony, the church and the folk school that served as a vital center of education and Danish culture for Danish immigrants. H. J. Pedersen died on July 20, 1905, in Ruthton, Minnesota. Many of the items in this gift are thought to have been used at Danebod. |
Date Received by Museum |
1990 |
Images |
018\1990116021.JPG |
Accession number |
1990.116 |
Object Identification Number |
1990.116.021 |