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136:, Denmark. She was one of six siblings born to parents who owned an inn there. Artistically inclined, she first aimed to become a sculptor but after moving to Copenhagen around 1900, she turned her attention to becoming a silversmith instead. At first, she had to make her living as a maid, but by 1903, she was working as an apprentice metalworker.
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