Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
2009.047 |
Object Identification Number |
2009.047.001 |
Object Name |
Cover, Mattress |
Donor |
Laisy, Thor |
Description |
Featherbed cover/blanket. The large piece of fabric was originally intended to be used as a featherbed cover, but it was used as a blanket. Woven from flax and wool. Consists of two long panels, each about 29.0 inches wide, that have been sewn together. Fabric is striped red, green, indigo, and beige. The featherbed cover is open; the edges are not finished or sewn together. Typically, the cover would have folded in half, resulting in three open sides. Once down had been added, the open sides would have been sewn together. |
Dimensions |
W-57.5 L-144 inches |
Made By |
Andersen, Ellen/Albrechtsdatter, Ellen |
Creation Date |
1875 |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark/Hegneden/Pomen |
Owned By |
Andersen, Kristine/Jorgensen, Johanna/Laisy, Thor |
Used By |
Andersen, Kristine/Jorgensen, Johanna |
Material |
flax/wool/cotton |
Associated People |
Laisy, Thor Andersen, Ellen Albrechtsdatter, Ellen Andersen, Kristine Jensen, Rasmus Jorgensen, Johanna |
Search Terms |
Laisy, Thor Andersen, Ellen Albrechtsdatter, Ellen Andersen, Kristine Jensen, Rasmus Jorgensen, Johanna Denmark Hegneden Pomen mattress cover mattress featherbed cover blanket flax wool handmade woven stripes |
Provenance |
This mattress cover's fabric is flax and wool, and was grown, dyed, and carded in 1875 by Ellen Albrechtsdatter of Hegneden, Denmark. Ellen sent the yarn to the nearby village of Pomen to be woven into material for a featherbed cover. It was a gift for her granddaughter Johanna Kristine Jorgensen who was then four years old. Johanna, later known as Kristine, was born July 28, 1870 in Ulvshale, Denmark, to Peter Jorgensen and Karen Kristine Andersen. Peter and Karen were not married, but they gave Johanna Peter's last name. Peter was an itinerant worker and moved out of the area; nothing more is known of him. Karen died Nov. 15, 1874, when Johanne was three and the child was placed in an orphanage in Stege. She remained there until age 15. At the age of 17, Johanna immigrated to the U.S. and arrived in Chicago in 1888. She used this featherbed cover as a blanket on her trip across the ocean. Johanna Kristine was the donor's maternal grandmother. This blanket/featherbed cover has been passed down through the family. |
Images |
097\2009047001.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
10/23/2009 |