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Object Name |
Warmer, Egg |
Donor |
Sorensen, Karl Dan |
Description |
One of four dolls created to warm eggs. The doll is homemade by Jenny Sorensen and was called a "Jenny Doll" according to the donor. The doll is made from cloth and yarn. The woman is wearing a yellow yarn dress and a brown apron wth a floral pattern. She has a red kerchief and is carrying a bundle of sticks. The woman has her hair up in braids and is wearing glasses. The interior of the doll is stuffed with cotton batting with sticks and the skirt is supported by a roll of paper. |
Dimensions |
H-5.125 W-2.375 inches |
Made By |
Sorensen, Jenny |
Year Range From |
1930 |
Year Range To |
1960 |
Place Of Origin |
USA/ILLINOIS/CHICAGO |
Used By |
Sorensen, Jenny |
Material |
cotton, wool, paper, metal |
Associated People |
Sorensen, Karl Dan Sorensen, Jenny Sorensen, Karl |
Search Terms |
Sorensen, Karl Dan Sorensen, Jenny Sorensen, Karl Jenny Doll Egg warmer Folk costume Doll |
Provenance |
Dolls were passed down to the donor from his mother, Jenny Sorensen. She made these both for practical purposes and to make money to return to Denmark for a visit. She visited in 1947. She always called these dolls and others like them "Jenny dolls". Jenny was born in Sørbymagle, Sjaelland in 1891, but soon moved with her family to Copenhagen, where she lived until she immigrated alone to the U.S. in 1914. She settled in Chicago and lived with her brother. She took work at a bakery on North Avenue. She met Karl Sorensen at a dance hosted by the Danish American Athletic Club, and they later married. Jenny was also a leading actress in the Chicago Danish language theater. Kar was the set designer and made the scenery. |
Date Received by Museum |
07/28/1999 |
Images |
043\1999043003.JPG |
Collection |
Domestic Life / General |
Accession number |
1999.043 |
Object Identification Number |
1999.043.003 |