Emma Anderson

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/c40ab03fd629f51f92f5e6d5400f89ee

Title

Emma Anderson

Creator

Bruce Sifford Studio

Date

1946

Description

Anderson, age 93, creates a lace doily for the Minnesota State Fair. She won the sweepstakes prize in 1944 for a knitted bedspread. She says she learned to do "fancy work" when she was 73 years old after raising 9 children.

Subject

Lace and lace making
Minnesota State Fair
Tatting
Anderson, Emma

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

http://digitalcollections.hclib.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/MplsPhotos/id/22092

Type

image

References

http://digitalcollections.hclib.org/cdm/ref/collection/MplsPhotos/id/22092

Date

1946

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Subject

Lace and lace making
Minnesota State Fair
Tatting
Anderson, Emma

Citation

Bruce Sifford Studio, “Emma Anderson,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 14, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/15402.

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