Object Record
Images
Metadata
Accession number |
1990.116 |
Object Identification Number |
1990.116.042a |
Object Name |
Bootee |
Donor |
Stehr, Allegra |
Description |
A baby bootee, part of a pair. The bootee is made from sheer cotton and has a pink silk lining. There is white floral embroidery at the toe and sides. There are pink ribbon ties, one on each side, that are possibly made from silk or satin. |
Dimensions |
H-1.5 L-4 inches |
Creation Date |
ca. WWI |
Place Of Origin |
France |
Owned By |
Stehr, Allegra |
Used By |
Stehr, Allegra |
Material |
silk/cotton |
Associated People |
Stehr, Allegra Pedersen, Marie |
Search Terms |
Stehr, Allegra Pedersen, Marie bootee shoe baby infant child children clothing footwear France silk |
Provenance |
According to a note in the file, this pair of bootees was bought in France during World War One by the donor's Uncle Jack. The note indicates the bootees are handmade. ---------------------------------- FAMILY HISTORY: Donor's grandfather was Hans Jorgen Pedersen. Pastor H. J. Pedersen, considered "the founder of Danebod" in Tyler, Minnesota, was born in Ringe, Denmark on December 28, 1851. He immigrated to the United States in 1875 and served as minister at the congregation at Gowen, Michigan, until 1880 when he became president of the folk school in Elk Horn, Iowa. He married Ane Marie Jepsen (Jeppesen) on October 20, 1875 in Michigan. She was the only one of her family to immigrate to the USA. The couple had six children together: Holger Wilhelm, Svend Sigurd, Thyra Elisabeth, Ansgar Johannes, Ingrid Marie, Astrid Christine. In 1882 he returned to Michigan and built the Ashland Folk School near Grant. In 1888, Rev. and Mrs. Pedersen and their six children moved to Tyler so that he might found a folk school there. Danebod is the name applied to the colony, the church, and the folk school that served as a vital center of education and Danish culture for Danish immigrants. H. J. Pedersen died on July 20, 1905, in Ruthton, Minnesota. |
Images |
203\1990116042a-2.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1990 |