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Metadata
Accession number |
2009.015 |
Object Identification Number |
2009.015.001b |
Object Name |
Tassel |
Donor |
Jensen, Irving F. |
Description |
Tassel. Part of a display set for the United States flag (2009.015.001a-d). Long length of spiral gold cord with one large gold tassel at each end. Each tassel's top 2 lobes are rounded and similar in size, whereas the bottom lobe flares out into a cone-shape. Spiral tassel fringe is 2.5" long. |
Dimensions |
L-109 Cir-2.25 inches |
Place Of Origin |
USA/IA/Sioux City |
Owned By |
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church |
Used By |
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church |
Material |
unknown |
Associated People |
Jensen, Irving F. |
Search Terms |
Jensen, Irving F. U.S. flag flag Iowa Sioux City Our Saviour's Lutheran Church tassel United States America gold |
Given In Memory Of |
In Memory of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa, UELC |
Provenance |
Part of a set (2009.015.001a-d). This tassel was looped around the top of flagpole 2009.015.001c and was displayed with the national flag of the United States (2009.015.001a). All items from Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA. In the summer of 1890, young seminary graduate N.P. Gravengaard arrived from Denmark. On August 3, 1890, the first congregational meeting was held and they officially declared themselves the Danish Lutheran Church of Sioux City. In October of that year, the congregation decided to purchase it's own building and two months later a lot at 115 12th Street was purchased for $1400. Soon after, the congregation also bought the Norwegian Lutheran Church building (located at 6th and Court) and moved it to their newly purchased lot on 12th Street where it still stands (as of 1990). In December 1892, Gravengaard was officially called to be the pastor of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, as it was now called. He remained for two years and then returned to Denmark. Several preachers came and went, and in 1899, Pastor Niels Damskov arrived from Denmark. In 1910, the congregation voted to have worship once a month in English, and in 1911, young men and women aged 18 were given the privilege to vote. On March 2, 1922, the congregation joined the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and on July 10, 1922, construction of the new church began and dedication services were held that December. In 1960, the congregation joined the merger of three former Synods and became affiliated with the American Lutheran Church. On Sept. 25, 1965, Our Savior's celebrated its 75th anniversary with a baptised membership of 312 and a confirmed membership of 217. The next year showed a decline in membership and attendance, but they regained strength in the next several years. |
Images |
112\2009015001b.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
05/05/2009 |