Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1987.135 |
Object Identification Number |
1987.135.002 |
Object Name |
Slip |
Donor |
Felkner, Myrtle Emilene Koefoed |
Description |
A slip or petticoat. The slip is made from white cotton. The material is gathered along the waistband. At the middle section of the slip, there is a flat ruffle or pleat with a rick-rack trim insert below it. The lower third of the slip has cutwork designs with embroidery, possibly hedebo. The hem is scalloped. There is one metal hook-and-eye closure at back center along the waistband. |
Dimensions |
H-0.001 W-12.5 L-28 inches |
Made By |
McWilliams, Florence Kristina Frederiksen Koefoed |
Owned By |
McWilliams, Florence Kristina Frederiksen Koefoed |
Used By |
McWilliams, Florence Kristina Frederiksen Koefoed |
Material |
cotton/thread/rick-rack trim/metal |
Associated People |
McWilliams, Florence Kristina Frederiksen Koefoed Felkner, Myrtle Emilene Koefoed |
Search Terms |
\McWilliams, Florence Kristina Frederiksen Koefoed Felkner, Myrtle Emilene Koefoed slip underskirt petticoat undergarment women hedebo |
Provenance |
The slip (1987.135.002) was handmade by the donor's mother, Florence Kristina Frederiksen Koefoed McWilliams. Several of the girls in the family used this slip. ------------------------------------------ FAMILY HISTORY: Florence was the daughter of Danish immigrants, Neils Frederiksen and Dorothy Marie Mikkelsen Frederiksen. Florence was born in Iowa, but her parents returned to Denmark shortly after her birth. Florence returned to Grundy County, Iowa, when she was about five years old. Dorothy Marie Mikkelsen Frederiksen immigrated from Denmark to Ohio, where she worked as a governess. Later, Dorothy moved to Iowa, where she kept house for her brothers, Miller Mikkelsen and Laurie [spelling?] Mikkelsen. Dorothy married Niels Frederiksen, and the couple had eight children. Dorothy and Niels returned to Denmark for a few years, after the birth of their daughter Florence, but they returned to Grundy County, Iowa when Florence was about five years old. |
Images |
213\1987135002.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1987 |