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Century of Progress Souvenir Pillow
Specifications
Century of Progress Souvenir Pillow
Category
World's Fairs
Classification
CHENHALL - Furnishings - Bedding - Pillow
Object Origin
Producer:
A Century of Progress
Date Manufactured:
1933
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Square pink throw pillow with nine (9) sketch-style vignette of buildings and points of interest printed on the front. There are three (3) rows of three (3) scenes. Each attraction is labeled with black text. Pink and black text is centered between the top and middle line with the Century of Progress logo (globe with three (3) swooping lines) included in the upper line. Below the center text is a pink ribbon design with black text. Decorative scr...
Materials:
cloth
Marks: Top row of vignettes: " Golden Temple/ of/ Jehol" "Travel and Transportation/ Building" "Adler Planetarium/ Grant Park" Upper logo line: "Souvenir/ of/ World's/ Fair" "1933/ CHICAGO" Middle row of vignettes: "Fort Dearborn" "Hall of Science" "Three Fluted Towers/ around/ dome of/ Federal/ Building" Lower logo line: "1833 / CENTURY of PROGRESS / 1933" Bottom row of vignettes: "View of Adminstration [sic.] Bldg./ From Soldier's Field" "Buckingham Memorial Fountain" "Electrical Building"
Measurements: Object:
Height: 10 in, Width: 10 in, Depth: 2.5 in
Credit
Gift of Howard Rossen, 1993.44.575
Display Status
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Century of Progress Souvenir Pillow
About: Century of Progress Souvenir Pillow
About: Century of Progress Souvenir Pillow
A small pink pillow displaying nine buildings and points of interest at the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. One building pictured on the pillow is the Federal Building which has three fluted towers, each 150 feet in height and represented the three branches of U.S. government: administrative, legislative, and executive.
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