Vase, flower

Name/Title

Vase, flower

Entry/Object ID

4632

Description

Material: pottery. Size: 5" diameter x 4 3/4" H. Description: tan, clover leaf shaped opening in top, three footed base, brown glaze with handpainted red geranium on one side, glaze turns orange-red in places, backstamp on bottom "Louwelsa Wller 589".

Context

Probably purchased by Mrs. Perrin between 1910-1920. Mrs. Emma Bierman Perrin loved dishes & worked in the Brown Department Store so that she could purchase them easily. 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 Artifacts Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Vase, Flower

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vase

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Horticultural Containers

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Deaccession

D.4632

Create Date

February 22, 1996

Update Date

November 21, 2024