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Metadata
Accession number |
1990.069 |
Object Identification Number |
1990.069.025 |
Object Name |
Quilt |
Donor |
Wandel, Ken and Margaret |
Description |
Quilt. Almost square in shape. Made from thirteen white blocks with multicolored embroidery against a dark red background. Proper center dominated by one large block of a boy chasing butterflies. There are red ribbons tied in bows at each corner of the large block. These ribbons go through the backing. The large block is surrounded by twelve smaller blocks. The embroidery of eleven of these blocks feature flowers, small animals, birds and nursery rhymes. The block in the proper right upper corner has the following embroidered in red thread: "1912 / Meta Christina Nielsen / 1922". The quilt backing is solid dark red, and the red ribbon ties are visible. Quilt has been pieced together by sewing machine. It does not appear to have an interior layer/filling. No additional quilting. |
Dimensions |
W-48.75 L-51.75 inches |
Made By |
Nielsen, Ingeborg (née Andersen) |
Creation Date |
c. 1922 |
Place Of Origin |
USA/IA/Carter Lake |
Material |
cotton? |
Associated People |
Nielsen, Ingeborg Nielsen, Meta Christina Wandel, Ken Wandel, Margaret |
Search Terms |
Nielsen, Ingeborg Nielsen, Meta Christina Wandel, Ken Wandel, Margaret quilt Carter Lake Iowa embroidery handwork needlework boy butterfly bow ribbon flower animal birds nursery rhymes squirrel rabbit duck cat swan girl |
Provenance |
This quilt was made by donor's mother, Ingeborg (née Andersen) Nielsen, for her oldest daughter, Meta Christina Nielsen. Ingeborg finished the quilt after Meta Christina Nielsen's death in 1922 at the age of 10. Donor's parents were Lars Nielsen and Ingeborg Nielsen. Ingeborg (née Andersen) Nielsen was born on 7 August 1886 to Jens and Marie Andersen. She grew up in the village of Hjelmager, about 20 miles north of Aarhus in northern Jutland, Denmark. Lars Nielsen was born to carpenter Niels Nielsen and Mette Kirstine Rasmussen in Svendstrup, Denmark on 24 January 1883. Lars and Ingeborg immigrated to the U.S. in 1905 and settled in Omaha, Nebraksa. In 1908, Lars purchased a small dairy farm in an area known as Carter Lake in Iowa. Shortly thereafter, Lars and Ingeborg married. They had four daughters. Their oldest daughter, Meta Christina Nielsen, died in 1922 at the young age of 10. Ingeborg was an active member of the Danish Sisterhood in Omaha and served as secretary for 25 years. In 1925, marking their 20th year in the U.S., the family visited Denmark as part of a Danish Brotherhood excursion. Lars died in 1929 and Ingeborg died on 3 March 1967 at the age of 80. |
Images |
018\1990069025.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
09/27/1990 |