Potholder

Name/Title

Potholder

Entry/Object ID

19.92.158

Description

Material: textile and plastic. Size: 5" square. Description: white cotton squares padded and sewn together - brown embroidered stitch around all edges - pink, green and blue embroidered roses form pattern front - each rose outlined in brown embroidered stitch - plastic ring on stop for hanging.

Context

Bierman Collection: Bernie Bierman was a football coach at the University of Minnesota for the Golden Gophers. Bernie Bierman was the grandson of a Waseca County pioneer, Heinrich F. Bierman. In 1855, Heinrich made a claim in sections 13, in Wilton and 18 in Otisco where he lived until December 22, 1882, when he was accidentally killed by a fall from a wagon. His wife and five children lived in Waseca after his death. Luella and Marguerite Herbst are the granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Bierman, and the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Herbst. Mrs. Herbst was Elizabeth Bierman. They also donated items from Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Perrin. Mrs. Perrin was Emma Bierman.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Potholder

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

6/10/97

Create Date

June 10, 1992

Update Date

November 21, 2024