Sham

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Sham

Entry/Object ID

1869 a,b

Description

Material: textile. Size: 22 1/4" W. x 25 1/4" L. Description: (a and b) white cotton muslin -unhemmed outer edges - (a) embroidered pink design of woman asleep in a flower bed and verse: "I slept and dreamed that life was beauty.'' (b) embroidered pink design of woman and morning glories surrounding her and verse: : "I woke and found that life was duty."

Context

Made by Mrs. Emil Olson, mother of Mrs. Marvin Johnson. Marvin, Edgar and Everett Johnson and their wives purchased the Methodist church structure after the congregation built a new church in 1961. It was remodeled and presented to the Waseca County Historical Society in 1964.

Cataloged By

Legacy Artifacts Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sham

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Deaccession

D.1869 a,b

Create Date

September 29, 1988

Update Date

November 21, 2024