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Libbey Glass Shoe Souvenir
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Libbey Glass Shoe Souvenir
Category
World's Fairs
Classification
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Documentary Objects - Memorabilia - Souvenir
Object Origin
Creator:
Libbey, Inc.
Date Manufactured:
1893
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Vaseline glass high-heeled shoe with a bow on the front. Text is painted in gold below the bow, on the toe of the shoe. Gold paint highlights the creasing details on the center of the bow. Additional text embossed on the back of the shoe, just above the heel.
Materials:
glass
Marks: Top: "WORLD'S / FAIR / 1893" Back: "WORLD'S. COLUMBIAN / 1893 / EXPOSITION"
Measurements: Object:
Height: 2.75 in, Width: 2 in, Depth: 5.25 in
Weight: 0.562 lbs
Credit
Gift of Howard Rossen, 1993.44.653
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Libbey Glass Shoe Souvenir
About: Libbey Glass Shoe Souvenir
About: Libbey Glass Shoe Souvenir
This is a glass shoe souvenir made at the Libbey Glass Pavilion at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. The pavilion was designed by architect David L. Stine (1857–1941) from Toledo, Ohio and constructed on the Midway Plaisance. Stine designed the building to house 2,000 visitors and operate as a working glass factory.
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