Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1985.034 |
Object Identification Number |
1985.034.034a |
Object Name |
Bracelet |
Donor |
Nielsen, Ellen |
Description |
A metal bracelet. The bracelet resembles a cuff and is circular in shape. There is a hinge in the interior that allows the object to spit in half to open and close. There is a small, thin chain that is attached on either side of the opening. The exterior of the bracelet has small raised diamond covering the surface, adding texture. The bracelet had a decorative adornment (1985.034.034b) attached, but the bracelet was received with the adornment un-attached. |
Dimensions |
H-0.563 W-0.125 Cir-7.5 inches |
Creation Date |
ca.1880 |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark? |
Owned By |
Jørgensen, Signe |
Used By |
Jørgensen, Signe |
Material |
Metal |
Associated People |
Nielsen, Ellen Betsinger, Signe Jørgensen, Signe |
Search Terms |
Nielsen, Ellen Betsinger, Signe Jørgensen, Signe |
Provenance |
This bracelet belonged to the donor's (Ellen Nielsen) mother, Signe Jørgensen and is dated from around 1880. ---------------------------------------------- Family History Compilation: Donor Ellen Nielsen was the daughter of Hans and Signe Jørgensen. The family home was called Skodborghus, in Vejen, Jylland, Denmark. Ellen Haumann Nielsen married another Danish immigrant, William Tronborg Nielsen. William was born in Hoven, Jylland. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1924. Ellen Nielsen immigrated to the U.S. in 1926. She had intended to work in New York City for the housemother at the Columbia University YMCA. However, Ellen's friend, William T. Nielsen (then living in Iowa), offered to find her work in Iowa, and told her if she did not like Iowa he would send her to NYC. Ellen agreed, and William found her a job in Esterville working as a nanny and housemaid for Oscar and Anna Fagre family. Ellen married William on 1 January 1927 (Ellen's immigration and wedding date information from Receipt 99-AR-153). In 1929, Ellen's mother, Signe Jørgensen, immigrated to the U.S. to live with her only living child. They first lived in Little Valley, New York, and later moved to the towns of Estherville and Ringsted, Iowa. Signe had been a widow since her husband's death in 1912. Signe Jorgensen died in March 27, 1957. Signe Jørgensen's sister, Augusta Rasmussen, did not emigrate, but she apparently sent gifts from Denmark. -------------------------------------- There is additional information in the from the daughter of the donor, Signe T. Nielsen Betsinger, in the form of a letter that is dated May 06, 1999. It was written in response to a request for information on some of the donated items that the museum planned to use in an exhibit. |
Images |
155\1985034034a.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
06/03/1985 |