Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1986.129 |
Object Identification Number |
1986.129.028 |
Object Name |
Flag |
Donor |
Lauritsen, Kate |
Description |
Small Danish Splitflag commemorating the 25th year of King Christian X's reign. Red background with white cross. Machine sewed. Fly end of flag is swallow-tailed. Gold paint used to decorate the flag. Written in gold across the long arm of the cross is Christian X's motto: "Min Gud, Mit Land, Min Ære" [My God, My Country, My Honor]. The proper right upper corner has the monogram of Christian X in gold. The proper right lower corner is decorated with a "25" centered among greenery above the years "1912-1937" in gold. Three edges (not the hoist edge) bordered by gold paint. On the proper back, there is a white tag attached along the hoist edge. It reads: "Petersen /Tyler" in blue ink. |
Dimensions |
W-4.875 L-8.125 inches |
Material |
fabric/paint |
Associated People |
Lauritsen, Kate Christian X |
Search Terms |
Christian X Lauritsen, Kate motto Danish flag splitflag flag monogram commemorative cross Min Gud, Mit Land, Min Ære My God, My Country, My Honor 25th anniversary Petersen Tyler Minnesota |
Provenance |
No further information regarding this gift. Donor Kate Lauritsen was born in 1891. Her mother died shortly after Kate was born. Kate's father was Lars Reinhold (whose name was Petersen, but because of the large number of Petersens, he dropped that name and used his middle name instead. Lars came to the U.S. in 1888, worked for a year, and then sent for his sweetheart. Lars went to Denmark for a visit, but died there. The war had begun by then, so they couldn't ship the body back and he was buried in Denmark. (He had already booked passage back to the U.S., but the ship he would have traveled on sunk so he would likely have died at sea anyway.) Kate's husband was Chris Lauritsen, a banker in the Tyler area. They had celebrated their 65th anniversary as of June 1983. |
Images |
113\1986129028.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1986 |