Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
Date:
ca. 1875
Object Number:
1937.1237
Medium:
Iron, paint
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Luce Center
Handkerchief
Object Number:
2002.1.1940
Date:
1893
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.
Description:
A white silk handkerchief from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. In one corner is a scene printed in reddish brown of Columbus and his crew standing on a shore holding banners and the words "Souvenir/ World's Fair/ Chicago/ 1492-1892/ Landing of Columbus".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
