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Metadata
Accession number |
2013.034 |
Object Identification Number |
2013.034.002 |
Object Name |
Plate, Commemorative |
Donor |
Hjortsvang, Alvina |
Description |
Cream colored plate with the image of a church in red on the front. There is a design in gold ink around the entirety of the rim on the front. The church is wooden and has a tall steeple at the front. The windows on the sides are possibly stained glass. There are trees around the church. Text near the bottom reads "St. Paul's Lutheran Church / (Boomer Township) / Route 2, Neola, Iowa". On the back of the plate is text in black ink that reads "ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, CROWNING THE / BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE OF BOOMER TOWNSHIP, WAS / BUILT IN 1905. / DANISH IMMIGRANTS, EAGER TO HAVE THE WORD / OF GOD IN THEIR COMMUNITY ORGANIZED THE CON- / GREGATION IN 1881. IN 1883, FOLLOWING AN OLD / CUSTOM, THEY ERECTED THE FIRST CHURCH BUILD- / ING IN THE CENTER OF THE CEMETERY. / SINCE ITS FOUNDING, THE CONGREGATIONS HAS / BEEN SERVED BY EIGHTEEN PASTORS. / UNLIKE MANY OTHER RURAL CONGREGATIONS LO- / CATED IN AREAS OF DECREASING POPULATIONS, ST. / PAUL'S CONTINUES TO FLOURISH. FRIENDS AND / VISITORS ARE IMMEDIATELY ATTRACTED BY THE / SIMPLE BEAUTY, THE HUMBLE WORSHIP, AND THE / WARM, FRIENDLY SPIRIT THAT PREVAILS AT ST. / PAUL'S. / PICTURE TAKEN IN SEPTEMBER, 1961.". Under the text near the bottom is a stamp in black that reads "WORLD WIDE / Art Studios / A Division of / Atlas Crystal Works, Inc. / Covington, Tennessee". |
Dimensions |
H-1 Dia-10.25 inches |
Made By |
World Wide Art Studios |
Creation Date |
circa 1961 |
Place Of Origin |
USA |
Owned By |
Hjortsvang, Alvina/Hjortsvang, Herbert |
Used By |
Hjortsvang, Alvina/Hjortsvang, Herbert |
Material |
ceramic/porcelain |
Associated People |
Hjortsvang, Alvina Hjortsvang, Herbert |
Search Terms |
Hjortsvang, Alvina Hjortsvang, Herbert World Wide Art Studios plate commemorative plate St. Paul's Lutheran Church Boomer Township Neola Iowa |
Given In Memory Of |
See notes for each individual plate |
Provenance |
All three plates were owned by the donor and her late husband Herbert. The plates were purchased from the churches - Alvina and Herbert received the Golgotha plate from Herbert's mother, Alvina's mother gave them the St. Paul's plate, and Alvina and Herbert purchased the Pella plate. The plates were displayed in their home for years. All three churches were started by Danish immigrants. St. Paul's, of rural Neola, Iowa, was Alvina's home church. Her maternal grandparents (including her American born grandfather) were charter members. St. Paul's has since left the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. This plate given in memory of the donor's mother Lillie Bondo Larsen, a lifelong member. |
Images |
225\2013034002.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
12/17/2013 |