Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1985.013 |
Object Identification Number |
1985.013.015 |
Object Name |
Slip |
Donor |
Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) |
Description |
A slip or petticoat. The slip is made from white cotton and crochet. The straps and yoke are crocheted from white thread. The crocheted pattern consists of repeating circles connected with thread. The hem is edged with a thin piece of white lace. Possibly shortened at one time. |
Dimensions |
W-11 L-33 inches |
Owned By |
Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) |
Used By |
Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) |
Material |
cotton/thread/lace |
Associated People |
Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) |
Search Terms |
Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) slip petticoat undergarment women clothing |
Provenance |
This slip or petticoat may have been made by the donor, Karen Marie (Madsen) Petersen. She made many other textiles in this gift lot. --------------------------------------------------------------- FAMILY HISTORY: Karen Marie (Madsen) Petersen was the daughter of Soren and Christine Wolf Madsen. She was born in Audubon County, Iowa on 15 December 1888 and died on 27 October 1984 in the Salem Nursing Home in Elk Horn, Iowa. She attended country schools in Audubon County and completed two years at Elk Horn College. She studied teaching and taught for three years. She then attended Highland Park College in Des Moines, Iowa. After receiving her degree she taught in Exira, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Seattle, Washington. In 1921, she married Elmer E. Petersen and they farmed near Exira. After Elmer's death in 1955, she sold the farm and returned to teaching until her retirement. She was a member of the West Exira Seventh-Day Adventist Church near Exira. |
Images |
213\1985013015.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1985 |