Souvenir
Object number2018.161.2 a,b
Date1939
Possible OriginPittsburgh, Pa
MediumGlass; Felt; Cardboard; Paint
Credit LineGift of Mary Lamica
DescriptionA piece of souvenir glass from the 1939 New York World's Fair and the cardboard box it came in.
DimensionsHeight x Width x Length (a): 0.0625 × 2.8125 × 3.5 in. (0.2 × 7.1 × 8.9 cm)Height x Width x Length (b): 0.4375 × 2.625 × 3.625 in. (1.1 × 6.7 × 9.2 cm)
Inscriptionsa) On the side of the picture "1939 New York World's Fair" and belox the picture "(c) [copyright symbol] NYWF."
b) Front of the box: "Souvenir / New York Worlds Fair / 1939 / Exhibit of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co." In top left corner, there is a rectangular box with the word "from" printed in it.
Historical NotesSouvenir from the1939 World's Fair in New York.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
(1883 - 1968)
Subjects
On View
Not on view
1966-1970
1999
