Object Record
Images
Additional Images [15]
Metadata
Accession number |
1989.078 |
Object Identification Number |
1989.078.001 |
Object Name |
Pillow, Throw |
Donor |
Carlson, Hedvig Andersen |
Description |
Decorative throw pillow. Pillow top made from numerous silk ribbons from dairyman and creamery conventions. Ribbons range from 1902 to 1931, and most are from areas in Minnesota. In the proper center, there is a metal pin with an elaborate gold-colored frame around a photograph of a creamery building with the words: "STAND BY YOUR / HOME / CREAMERY". Most of the silk ribbons are red, light blue, or yellow. The earliest ribbon, dating to 1902, is blue and is located to the proper left of the metal pin. The latest ribbon, dating to 1931, is bright yellow and is located along the top edge of the pillow, above the 1902 ribbon. Pillow backing made from shiny black sateen. |
Dimensions |
H-2 W-13 L-13.5 inches |
Made By |
Carlson, Hedvig Andersen |
Creation Date |
prior to 1936 |
Year Range From |
1902 |
Year Range To |
1931 |
Place Of Origin |
USA/Minnesota |
Owned By |
Andersen, Julius Albert |
Material |
silk/sateen/metal |
Associated People |
Carlson, Hedvig Andersen Andersen, Julius Albert |
Search Terms |
Carlson, Hedvig Andersen Andersen, Julius Albert pillow throw pillow decorative creamery creamery conventions creamery ribbons Minnesota Minneapolis Red River St. Louis South Dakota buttermakers dairymen creamery operators Christmas gift handmade Stand by your home creamery pin |
Provenance |
This pillow was a Christmas present from donor Hedvig Andersen Carlson to her father, Julius Albert Andersen. Julius was a creamery operator, and the pillow is made out of the ribbons he received from creamery conventions he attended. The donor's parents, Julius Albert Andersen and Emilie Andrea Hansen, were both Danish immigrants from Copenhagen. Julius was born on 27 March 1873 and Emilie was born on 8 February 1874. Julius and Emilie both learned to write and speak in English in school at Copenhagen. They met at school and did their courting in the Tivoli Gardens until Julius' brother, Rudolf Andersen, sent Julius the fare to come to America. Julius immigrated at an unknown date, whereas Emilie appears to have immigrated in 1900. Emilie worked as a maid for a family in Hartford, Connecticut, prior to her marriage to Julius. Emilie and Julius were married in May of 1903 in Ipswich, South Dakota. Julius worked as a creamery operator in South Dakota and Minnesota. Emilie died in 1934 and Julius died in 1936. They are both buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Donor, Hedvig, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When Hedvig was about five years old, the family moved north to Erskine, Minnesota. Hedvig attended high school and worked at the post office until 1929, when she returned to Minneapolis to attend business college and work. After her marriage in 1935 to Ernest Carlson, Hedvig no longer worked, as it was not acceptable for married women to be employed. |
Images |
015\1989078001.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1989 |