Min Moder (My Mother)
Object NameMedallion
Artist / Maker
Christian Petersen
(Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)
Manufacturer
Chas. M. Robbins Company
(American, 1892 - 1963)
Date1900; 1912-1914
MediumSilver
Dimensions2 in. (5.1 cm)
ClassificationsMedals, Medallions, and Coins
Credit LineGift of the estate of Mary Petersen. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2024.117
Status
Not on viewLabel TextMedal of Petersen's mother, Helene, in profile sitting in a chair. Created for the Robbins Co., Attleboro, MA.
Published ReferencesAdvertised in the Robbins Co. catalogue without Min Moder lettering, The Robbins Company formerly the Chas. M. Robbins Co. (parts I-III) n.d. 1912 and after. Catalogue held in the Robbins Co. archives, Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, Attleboro, MA.
Papers, SC, Box 4 f.16, letter from Nerney stating he saw this on a visit to Robbins, March 16, 1939
"He Has Carved a Heritage", The Iowan, Vol. 2 No. 3, Feb. - March 1954.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Scheman Building (Iowa State Center), UM Office, 290 Scheman
Object Name: Medallion
Christian Petersen
1900; 1912-1914
Object number: UM2019.272
Object Name: Medallion
Christian Petersen
1912-1914; 1924-1934
Object number: UM2019.2
