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Columbian Exposition Souvenir Tumbler
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Columbian Exposition Souvenir Tumbler
Category
World's Fairs
Classification
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Food Service T&E - Drinking Vessels - Glass, Drinking - Tumbler
Object Origin
Designer:
Van Brun, Henry
Designer:
Howe, Frank M.
Date Manufactured:
c. 1893
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Clear, round, tumbler drinking glass with one main area of decoration. Etching has central image of building within an arched background. Text above and below image.
Materials:
glass
Marks: "WORLD'S FAIR/ ELECTRICAL BUILDING"
Measurements: Object:
Height: 3.5 in, Diameter: 2.75 in
Weight: 0.251 lbs
Credit
Gift of Howard Rossen, 1993.44.652
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Columbian Exposition Souvenir Tumbler
About: Columbian Exposition Souvenir Tumbler
About: Columbian Exposition Souvenir Tumbler
Designed by Henry Van Brun (1832–1903) and Frank M. Howe (1849–1909) of Kansas City, Missouri, this clear glass tumbler depicts the Electrical Building from the 1893 Columbian Exposition. The building was devoted to the newly emerging industry and inventions in electricity and featured exhibits from General Electric, Westinghouse, Western Electric, and many others.
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