Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1988.073 |
Object Identification Number |
1988.073.002 |
Object Name |
Shelf |
Donor |
Jensen, Erling and Rose |
Description |
Tall "what-not" free-standing corner shelf. Brown varnished wood. Each of the seven shelves are triangular in shape, with the corners cut off or flattened. The supports are made of sewing spools threaded onto a metal rod. The front supports feature equally cylindrical spools on all sections but the bottom two. The latter feature spools that are wider at both ends and narrow at the center. The rear support features cylindrical spools at the top, the wide-narrow-wide spools for the second section, cylindrical for the third and fourth sections, and the wide-narrow-wide spools for the remainder. Stands on three blocks of wood under the bottom shelf. |
Dimensions |
H-64.5 W-25.25 D-13.75 inches |
Made By |
Jensen, Jens |
Creation Date |
ca. 1864-1872 ? |
Place Of Origin |
USA |
Owned By |
Jensen, Jens |
Used By |
Jensen, Jens |
Material |
wood/metal |
Associated People |
Jensen, Jens |
Search Terms |
Jensen, Jens Chicago, Illinois 1864 War |
Provenance |
This shelf was made by Danish immigrant Jens Jensen (b. Feb. 15, 1836; d. Jan. 25, 1927). He used his wife's discarded sewing spools for the posts, held in place by metal rods. Jensen arrived in Chicago after serving in the 1864 war. He had been held prisoner in Austria. In Chicago, Jensen worked as a cabinet maker. Soon, he had earned enough to send for his family. They arrived in 1872. |
Images |
203\1988073002.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
June 1988 |