Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1998.041 |
Object Identification Number |
1998.041.001 |
Object Name |
Scarf, Bureau |
Donor |
Laursen, Eva, M. |
Description |
A bureau or dresser scarf. The rectangular bureau scarf is made from white linen and has a woven red and tan design (5 1/4" deep at each end) consisting of four bees and trumpet-type flowers. The center of the bureau scarf has a faint pattern woven into the fabric. There is hand-tied fringe on both ends. |
Dimensions |
W-22.5 L-43 inches |
Made By |
Eva M. Laursen's Great-Grandmother Pedersen |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark/DK |
Owned By |
Laursen, Eva M./Laursen, Katherine Sorensen/Grandmother Sorensen (Pedersen) |
Material |
linen/thread |
Associated People |
Laursen, Eva M. Pedersen Laursen, Katherine Sorensen |
Search Terms |
Laursen, Eva M. Pedersen Laursen, Katherine Sorensen bureau scarf handmade dresser scarf bee flower weaving woven |
Given In Memory Of |
In memory of Great Grandmother Pedersen |
Provenance |
The bureau or dresser scarf was made by the donor's maternal great-grandmother Pedersen who brought it from Denmark. The object was kept as a family treasure by the donor's grandmother Sorensen (Pedersen) and mother, Katherine Sorensen Laursen. |
Images |
200\1998041001.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1998 |