Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt shaker
Object Number:
2002.1.1930
Date:
1940
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Box: 4 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.; vase: 3 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. diameter
Description:
This small glass souvenir vase is made of clear and cranberry glass highlighted with a gold rim and stripes. It reads in gold "New York World's Fair/ 1940" with a gold emblem of the Perisphere and Trylon pavillions. Still in original box printed in blue "1940 New York World's Fair/ Corning Glass Works/ Corning, N.Y.", with a central drawing of a man blowing glass.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
