Collection Highlights - Museum of Danish America
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Collection Highlights - Museum of Danish America
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Exhibition
Collection Highlights
The objects in this exhibit are a few of our favorites from the museum’s object collection. They represent the broad array of pieces that can be found here at The Museum of Danish America. Big or small, each piece tells a thrilling story about its owner or Danish culture at large.
Danish Design
The Princess and the Pea
Two-part bonbonniere vase
Bing & Grøndahl Christmas Plate, 1895
Behind the Frozen Window
Bjørn Wiinblad Platter
Personal thank you platter painted by Wiinblad
The China Chair
A chair fit for a queen
Militaria
Victory Medal
Recipient earned his citizenship to the U.S. from his service in WW1
Danish Cavalry Pistol
Danish produced in 1852
Commemorative Medal
Issued after Danish victory in 1713 during the Great Northern War
Danish American Crafts
Sommerferie, Vestrefængsel
Cross stitch of a Red Deer, made by Danish resistance fighter
Nordic Swan
Ugly duckling turning into a beautiful swan
Church Altar
Hand carved altar for a Lutheran church by a Dane
Fregatten Jylland
Handmade model of the Frigate Jylland
Religious Pieces
The Head of Christ
Bust by Gutzon Borglum, one of the sculptors of Mount Rushmore
Christian IV Bible
Third translation of the Bible into Danish
Bust of F. L. Grundtvig
Advocate for preserving Danish heritage in America
Japanese Doll
Japanese Geisha doll
Danish American Achievements
Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Medal honoring the contributions made by immigrants and their descendants
Medal of Liberation
Medal of recognition of service to Denmark during WW2
Ceremonial Sword
Sword of a master of a masonic lodge
Danish Innovation
Nimbus
The Danish Motorcycle
Carlsberg Cap
Probably the best cap in the world
Raadvad Bread Cutter
The perfect cutter for dense bread with whole grain
Milking Machine
1909 prototype of a milking machine from Denmark
Famously Danish
Christian IX
Portrait of King Christian IX hung at Amalienborg Palace
Victor Borge Piano
Victor Borge’s first piano
Guardsman
A giant version of Kay Bojesen’s famous guardsman
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Exhibition
Collection Highlights
The objects in this exhibit are a few of our favorites from the museum’s object collection. They represent the broad array of pieces that can be found here at The Museum of Danish America. Big or small, each piece tells a thrilling story about its owner or Danish culture at large.
Danish Design
The Princess and the Pea
Two-part bonbonniere vase
Bing & Grøndahl Christmas Plate, 1895
Behind the Frozen Window
Bjørn Wiinblad Platter
Personal thank you platter painted by Wiinblad
The China Chair
A chair fit for a queen
Militaria
Victory Medal
Recipient earned his citizenship to the U.S. from his service in WW1
Danish Cavalry Pistol
Danish produced in 1852
Commemorative Medal
Issued after Danish victory in 1713 during the Great Northern War
Danish American Crafts
Sommerferie, Vestrefængsel
Cross stitch of a Red Deer, made by Danish resistance fighter
Nordic Swan
Ugly duckling turning into a beautiful swan
Church Altar
Hand carved altar for a Lutheran church by a Dane
Fregatten Jylland
Handmade model of the Frigate Jylland
Religious Pieces
The Head of Christ
Bust by Gutzon Borglum, one of the sculptors of Mount Rushmore
Christian IV Bible
Third translation of the Bible into Danish
Bust of F. L. Grundtvig
Advocate for preserving Danish heritage in America
Japanese Doll
Japanese Geisha doll
Danish American Achievements
Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Medal honoring the contributions made by immigrants and their descendants
Medal of Liberation
Medal of recognition of service to Denmark during WW2
Ceremonial Sword
Sword of a master of a masonic lodge
Danish Innovation
Nimbus
The Danish Motorcycle
Carlsberg Cap
Probably the best cap in the world
Raadvad Bread Cutter
The perfect cutter for dense bread with whole grain
Milking Machine
1909 prototype of a milking machine from Denmark
Famously Danish
Christian IX
Portrait of King Christian IX hung at Amalienborg Palace
Victor Borge Piano
Victor Borge’s first piano
Guardsman
A giant version of Kay Bojesen’s famous guardsman