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Metadata
Accession number |
1985.013 |
Object Identification Number |
1985.013.051a |
Object Name |
Skirt |
Donor |
Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) |
Description |
Skirt. Part of a two-piece dress (1985.013.051a,b). Skirt does not have a waistband. Made from ivory silk that has large, widely-spaced ivory polka dots woven into the fabric. Lace insert encircles the bottom of the skirt. There are three narrow pleats above and three narrow pleats below the lace insert. Lace insert has geometric floral design. Opening at proper back secured by three metal hook-and-eye closures. |
Dimensions |
W-23 L-36 inches |
Made By |
Petersen, Karen Marie Madsen/Madsen, Christine Wolf |
Place Of Origin |
USA |
Owned By |
Petersen, Karen Marie Madsen |
Used By |
Petersen, Karen Marie Madsen |
Material |
silk/metal/lace |
Associated People |
Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) Madsen, Christine Wolf |
Search Terms |
Petersen, Karen Marie (Madsen) Madsen, Christine Wolf dress skirt golden anniversary |
Provenance |
The donor, Karen Marie Madsen Petersen, wore this two-piece dress to her maternal grandparents' (Grandma and Grandpa Wolf) golden wedding anniversary. Karen's mother, Christine Wolf Madsen, helped her make the dress. 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 |
120\1985013051a.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1985 |