New York World's Fair Souvenir Dish, 1939-1940
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The 1939-40 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Souvenirs often reflected the exposition's utopian "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme. This aluminum nut dish in the shape of a playing card suit depicts the fair's futuristic architectural icons, the Trylon and Perisphere.
The 1939-40 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Souvenirs often reflected the exposition's utopian "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme. This aluminum nut dish in the shape of a playing card suit depicts the fair's futuristic architectural icons, the Trylon and Perisphere.
Artifact
Dish (Vessel for food)
Date Made
1939-1940
Subject Date
1939-1940
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2005.121.148
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Constance & James Levi.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Dimensions
Height: 0.75 in
Width: 3.25 in
Length: 3.625 in
Inscriptions
inside bowl of dish: 1939 / NEW YORK / WORLD'S FAIR
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