Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1997.028 |
Object Identification Number |
1997.028.002c |
Object Name |
Burner |
Donor |
Gregersen, Helen |
Description |
This burner is shaped like an upside-down hat. It has a round base with small circular ventilation openings. The sides slant out slighty and have rectangular vertical openings. The rim has a lip that goes straight out. There is a seam along one side of the burner. Two bolts can be seen on the outside of the seam. On the bottom the circular ventilation openings are visible. The bottom is also not as rusted as the rest of the container. Condition: poor; rusted, pitted; edges cracked; spotting on outside |
Dimensions |
H-2.25 L-1.125 Dia-4.375 inches |
Made By |
Denmark |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark |
Owned By |
Gregersen, Rudolph and Helen/Madsen, Nickolena/Gregersen, Jens and Katrina |
Used By |
Gregersen, Rudolph and Helen/Madsen, Nickolena/Gregersen, Jens and Katrina |
Material |
Metal |
Associated People |
Gregersen, Rudolph and Helen Madsen, Nickolena Gregersen, Jens and Katrina |
Search Terms |
Gregersen, Rudolph and Helen Madsen, Nickolena Gregersen, Jens and Katrina burner Denmark |
Provenance |
The coffeepot set is over 100 years old. It first belonged to Rudolph Gregerson's grandmother, Nickolena Madsen who lived on a farm near Østerild, Denmark. Later it belonged to his mother and father, Jens and Katrina Gregersen in Denmark. It was then passed on the home of Rudolph and Helen Gregersen. Ruldolph's cousin, Mrs. Robert (Freda) Lovejoy offered to bring the coffeepot to Elk Horn to be placed in the museum Rudolph learned the bakery trade in Denmark and joined the bakery in Exira, Iowa, owned by Carrie Christiansen when he moved to the United States. After moving to Chicago, he worked in bakeries there. Rudolph passed away on Friday, September 13, 1974 in Chicago and is buried in Exira, Iowa. |
Images |
038\1997028002c.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
06/07/1997 |