Norwegian Tine Box
Object numberMO 2007.26
Name
Box
Maker
Ole Simengaard
(Norwegian-American, 1889 - 1957)
Dateca. 1941
Mediumwood
Dimensionsoverall H 3 in x W 8 in x D 4 3/4 in (7.6 cm x 20.3 cm x 12.1 cm )
DescriptionA Norwegian tine box carved from wood. The sides and removable lid of the oval-shaped box are decorated with a carved acanthus leaf motif. A carved oval on the lid forms a handle. Inscriptions are carved into various parts of the box:
[Underside of the lid] MAY WE ALL BE / UNITED ABLE AND / WILLING TO DO OUR / PART TO PRESERVE / OUR FREEDOM.
[Bottom interior of box] F. D. ROOSEVELT’S THIRD TERM / SO FREEDOM AND / SELF GOVERNMENT / SHALL NOT PERISH / FROM EARTH.
[Underside of box] IN APPRECIATION / FOR SYMPATHY EXPRESSED / BY THE PRESIDENT FOR / NORWAY AND ITS PEOPLE / BY OLE SIMENGAARD / HILLSBORO, N.D.
Additional Details[Underside of the lid] MAY WE ALL BE / UNITED ABLE AND / WILLING TO DO OUR / PART TO PRESERVE / OUR FREEDOM.
[Bottom interior of box] F. D. ROOSEVELT’S THIRD TERM / SO FREEDOM AND / SELF GOVERNMENT / SHALL NOT PERISH / FROM EARTH.
[Underside of box] IN APPRECIATION / FOR SYMPATHY EXPRESSED / BY THE PRESIDENT FOR / NORWAY AND ITS PEOPLE / BY OLE SIMENGAARD / HILLSBORO, N.D.
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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