Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1994.232 |
Object Identification Number |
1994.232.001b |
Object Name |
Doily |
Donor |
Hansen, Edward & Shirley Bondo |
Description |
Small ecru crocheted doily. Hexagonal in shape, with a three-dimensional 6-petaled flower in the proper center. Surrounding the flower are crocheted lines with quite a lot of open space. |
Dimensions |
W-4.688 L-5.063 inches |
Made By |
Nelsen, Hans Jørgen |
Place Of Origin |
USA |
Owned By |
Hansen, Mrs. Albert (Anna)/Hansen, Edward |
Material |
linen? |
Associated People |
Hansen, Anna Hansen, Edward Nelsen, Hans Jørgen |
Search Terms |
Hansen, Mrs. Albert (Anna) Hansen, Edward Nelsen, Hans Jørgen sewing clamp pincushion doily needlework crochet Harlan Iowa Vor Frelsers (Our Savior's) Danish Lutheran Church flower |
Provenance |
This crocheted doily top was used with the red pincushion of sewing box/clamp 1994.232.001c. It was made by Hans Jørgen Nelsen (Nielsen), for his eldest daughter, Anna. Anna became Mrs. Albert Hansen of Harlan, Iowa. Hans was the maternal grandfather of Edward, the donor. It appears that Edward inherited this sewing clamp from Anna. Hans Jørgen Nelsen (Nielsen) immigrated to the U.S. from Langeland, Denmark, with his new bride, Marie Martine Hansen, in 1873. They had been married in Simmerbølle Church on April 8, 1873, and left for the U.S. shortly thereafter. Hans's name was apparently Nielsen first, and later the family changed it to Nelsen. They settled first among some Swedish immigrants in Ishpeming, Michigan. Two years later they moved to another Swedish colony at Galesburg, Illinois. In 1881, the family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where they remained for the rest of their lives. The home address was 2106 M Street. They helped to organize Vor Frelsers (Our Savior's) Danish Lutheran Church located at 23rd and N Streets in Lincoln. Hans died in 1928. Anna married Albert Hansen in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1900. Albert was the eldest son of Danish immigrants Jens and Maren Stine Hansen of Elk Horn, Iowa. Albert was a graduate of the University of Nebraska. The couple then moved to Harlan, Iowa. Albert died in 1943. Anna later moved to Salem Old People's Home in Elk Horn, and died in 1956. |
Images |
032\115_1994232001b.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
09/27/1994 |