Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1987.118 |
Object Identification Number |
1987.118.001b |
Object Name |
Key |
Donor |
Kadgihn, Karen |
Description |
Metal key to the trunk described in .001a. The key is silver in color. Its handle is a sort of three-leaf clover design, with a white twisty tie attached to the center circle. There is a sort of diamond shaped opening attaching the handle to the barrel-shaped body. There is a single tooth at the end. No maker's marks. |
Dimensions |
W-0.875 L-2.25 inches |
Creation Date |
ca. 1908 |
Owned By |
Thomsen, Martin |
Used By |
Thomsen, Martin |
Material |
metal |
Associated People |
Thomsen, Martin |
Search Terms |
Thomsen, Martin Schleswig, Germany |
Provenance |
The donor's father was Martin Thomsen who was born in Schleswig, Germany on Oct. 7, 1883, and died Oct. 1, 1967. He brought the trunk when he immigrated in 1908. Martin married Marie Bodholdt Pedersen (b. Feb. 26, 1884 in Waterloo, IA) on March 25, 1914. No death date given for her. |
Images |
008\1987118001b.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1987 |