Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Papier-maché snowball
Object Number:
1942.157ab
Date:
1942
Medium:
Papier-maché, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 3 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Papier-maché souvenir snowball from the 54th "Blizzard Men of 1888" Luncheon; green felt-paper holly leaves and a red plastic berry on top of a round white ball with glitter embedded; cylindrical white cardboard insert slides into the center of the base to hold small objects.
Gallery Label:
The Blizzard of 1888 began just after midnight on March 12 and ended approximately twenty-four hours later. The snowfall was worsened by powerful northern gales of up to 60 miles an hour that piled snow in massive drifts. By early morning on the 12th all of the roads and highways had been closed. The total accumulation of snow was over 21 inches. The Blizzard Men of 1888 were a group of survivors who formed their club 40 years after the event. This was a personal favor from the donor at her table at the 54th Blizzard Men's luncheon at the Hotel Pennsylvania, March 12, 1942.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
