St. Olaf College 3D object collection ➔ Lathe-turned wooden bowl
Wooden Handicrafts
Usage: 19th or early 20th century Single
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Lathe-turned wooden bowl painted dark blue on the outside with a red rim and a dusty beige interior. Red lettering circles the inside and reads, "6 F O J 1 R 8 A [?]", with black lettering above and to one side reading, "A.O. Serum."
Lathe-turned wooden bowl painted dark blue on the outside with a red rim and a dusty beige interior. Red lettering circles the inside and reads, "6 F O J 1 R 8 A [?]", with black lettering above and to one side reading, "A.O. Serum."
Archives Work Area ➔ 250J
277A
277A
"Wooden bowl painted cream on the interior, teal blue on the exterior, with a brown rim. Size 8" W x 2 3⁄4" H. Gold painted inscription: S1R8A6T0. The "T'' has an extra cross bar. The meaning of these letters and numbers is unclear. The bowl bears the A.O. Serum signature in black paint. Item number 1561, donated by A.O. Serum, Halstad Minn." - Description from 2006 appraisal by Mary Jo Thorsheim
In the 2006 appraisal, red lettering and rim were described as gold in color but are no longer this color. It is unclear why the color is recorded differently or the meaning of the lettering.
In the 2006 appraisal, red lettering and rim were described as gold in color but are no longer this color. It is unclear why the color is recorded differently or the meaning of the lettering.
Serum, A. O. (donor)
Folk art--Norway
drinking bowls
Europe > Norway
North and Central America > United States of America > Minnesota > Rice County > Northfield > St. Olaf College
North and Central America > United States of America > Minnesota > Norman County > Halstad
North and Central America > United States of America > Minnesota > Rice County > Northfield > St. Olaf College
North and Central America > United States of America > Minnesota > Norman County > Halstad