Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Stretcher, Curtain |
Donor |
Strong, Edith M. |
Description |
Part of a five-piece curtain stretcher system or set. This is a single long, flat board with a slit cut in it for about half of its length. On one side are printed measurements, though very worn and hard to read. There are a series of nails whose points are visible on that side (to catch and hold the curtains when in use). On the other side, the nail heads are visible. Handwritten notes on the boards, done in pencil. There are holes for additional bolts to pass through on each board. |
Dimensions |
W-1.75 L-70 D-0.75 inches |
Creation Date |
20th century |
Place Of Origin |
likely USA |
Owned By |
Olsen, Christine |
Used By |
Olsen, Christine |
Material |
wood/metal |
Associated People |
Olsen, Christine |
Search Terms |
Olsen, Christine curtain stretcher Ames, Nebraska |
Provenance |
These curtain stretchers belonged to the donor's mother Christine Olsen and were used on a farm near Ames, Nebraska. The donor remembers her using them for the dining and living room curtains. Christine was born January 21, 1896, and emigrated from Samsø, Denmark in 1914 when she was 18. She married Charles Olsen on October 14, 1921, and the two had three children. Christine was a homemaker on the farm near Ames, Nebraska and later near Hooper, Nebraska. Charles had been born in the U.S. to Danish immigrant parents. |
Date Received by Museum |
07/06/1995 |
Images |
337\1995147001e.JPG |
Accession number |
1995.147 |
Object Identification Number |
1995.147.001e |