Chest, 1777
Ivar Kvalen (Quallen)expand_more
Painted wood, ironexpand_more
Gift of Joel and Irene Njus in memory of Siri Ivar's datter Grosbergexpand_more 99.93a,b
On View in Gallery 304expand_more
This chest was made to commemorate the marriage of the artist’s daughter Sirid to Ola Iverson Lo. Ornate feather-like patterns frame each of Sirid’s initials, SIDQ—for Sirid Ivar’s Datter Quallen (Kvalen)—and the date, 1777. A dowry chest such as this would have been filled with clothing, linens, and valuables. In 1858, Sirid’s descendants brought the chest with them when they emigrated from Norway to Wisconsin.
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- Norwegian (dates unknown)
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- 99.93a,b
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