Souvenir spoon from the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

Name:

SPOON

circa 1892 1893

Country:

United States

Accession:

85.9.41

Unknown, Maker

Collection:

Object

Decorative Arts and Furniture

World's Fairs and Expositions

Subject:

World's Fairs and Expositions , Christopher Columbus , Portraits , Metal/Metal Design

Inches 4-3/8 1, Centimeters 11.1 2.5

Credit Line:

The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection

URL:

85.9.41.JPG

Tags:

World's Fairs and Expositions~Decorative Arts and Furniture

Cast silver-plate commemorative spoon from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition with bust of Christopher Columbus at top of handle and view of a pavilion building in spoon bowl.

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Title : Souvenir spoon from the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago
Artist: Unknown, Maker
Accession: 85.9.41
Country: United States
Date: circa 1892 1893
Dimensions: Inches 4-3/8 1, Centimeters 11.1 2.5
Collection: Object
Category: Decorative Arts and Furniture
Collection Theme: World's Fairs and Expositions
Subject: World's Fairs and Expositions , Christopher Columbus , Portraits , Metal/Metal Design
Credit Line: The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
URL: 85.9.41.JPG
Tags: World's Fairs and Expositions~Decorative Arts and Furniture

Description:

Cast silver-plate commemorative spoon from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition with bust of Christopher Columbus at top of handle and view of a pavilion building in spoon bowl.