Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1985.013 |
Object Identification Number |
1985.013.061a |
Object Name |
Bootee |
Donor |
Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) |
Description |
One in a pair of baby bootees. The white crocheted bootee has a crocheted ankle strap that ties with blue ribbon. The bootee is made from white woven or crocheted thread. There are two blue ribbons woven on the side of the bootee that tie into bows on the toe. |
Dimensions |
W-1.5 L-4 inches |
Made By |
Madsen, Christine Wolf |
Owned By |
Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) |
Material |
thread/ribbon |
Associated People |
Madsen, Christine Wolf Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) |
Search Terms |
Madsen, Christine Wolf Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) bootee baby clothing footwear shoe infant |
Provenance |
These bootees were made by the donor's mother, Christine Wolf Madsen. --------------------------------------------------- FAMILY HISTORY: Karen Marie (Madsen) Petersen was the daughter of Soren and Christine Wolf Madsen. She was born in Audubon County, Iowa on 15 December 1888 and died on 27 October 1984 in the Salem Nursing Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. She attended country schools in Audubon County and completed two years at Elk Horn College. She studied teaching and taught for three years. She then attended Highland Park College in Des Moines, Iowa. After receiving her degree she taught in Exira, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Seattle, Washington. In 1921, she married Elmer E. Petersen and they farmed near Exira. After Elmer's death in 1955, she sold the farm and returned to teaching until her retirement. She was a member of the West Exira Seventh-Day Adventist Church near Exira. |
Images |
203\1985013061a.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1985 |