Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1986.113 |
Object Identification Number |
1986.113.011 |
Object Name |
Cover, Mattress |
Donor |
Esbeck, Gudrun |
Description |
Feather tick covering. Made from wool. Gray with nine wide horizontal bands of red, white, and black stripes. Consists of four sections of hand-woven wool, approximately 29 inches wide, sewn together. The opening along one edge is only half of the width of the cover. |
Dimensions |
W-59 L-75 inches |
Made By |
mother of Jens N. Soe |
Creation Date |
prior to 1883 |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark/Ringkobing/Holmsland |
Owned By |
Soe, Jens N./Soe, Marie Dorthea Thomsen/Esbeck, Gudrun |
Used By |
Soe, Jens N. |
Material |
wool |
Associated People |
Esbeck, Gudrun Soe, Jens Soe, Marie Dorthea Thomsen Soe, Peter |
Search Terms |
Esbeck, Gudrun Soe, Jens Soe, Marie Dorthea Thomsen Soe, Peter feather tick feather tick cover mattress cover Denmark Ringkobing Holmsland wool handmade handwoven Audubon County Iowa stripes |
Provenance |
This feather tick cover was made by the donor's paternal grandmother. The donor's father, Jens Soe, brought it to the United States in 1883. The donor's mother, Marie Dorthea Thomsen Soe, took care of this feather tick cover and eventually passed it along to the donor. An identical feather tick cover was also given to the donor's brother, Peter. Jens Soe was from Holmsland, Ringkobing, Denmark. He was born in 1857, and came to the U.S. in 1883. He brought this feather tick cover, along with pillows and wool sheets. For a while, Jens shared a place with his brother, Mads Soe, five miles east of Kimballton, Iowa. Jens became a U.S. citizen on 11 September 1888. The museum has some of his naturalization papers in its collection (1986.113.005-.007). The donor's mother was Marie Dorthea Thomsen Soe. She also immigrated to the U.S. in 1883, at the age of 17. Before Marie immigrated, she made a wool dress in Denmark, which is in the museum's collection (1986.113.012a,b), along with a brooch (1986.113.013). Marie and Jens met after they immigrated and married (date unknown). The couple eventually settled in Audubon County, Iowa. The museum's collection contains a family photograph of Jens, Marie and their three children: Nels P., Otto and Gudrun (the donor) (1986.113.004). |
Images |
005\1986113011.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
10/1986 |