Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Tablecloth: New York World's Fair, 1939
Object Number:
1941.357
Date:
1939
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 44 1/2 x 46 in. ( 113 x 116.8 cm )
Marks:
printed: in medallion: "PART OF THE AMUSEMENT SECTION * NY * WORLD'S FAIR/ THE MARINE AMPHITHEATRE * NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939"
printed: around medallion (x4): "NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR * 1939*"
printed: in each corner: "(c) NYWF"
Description:
Linen block-printed tablecloth; center medallion with a pictorial map of New York World's Fairgrounds; border of fair buildings and fireworks; in each corner is an image of the Tylon and Perisphere; printed in pink, teal and blue.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
