CUP
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- COMMEMORATIVE CUP
- Materials
- GLASS
- Catalogue Number
- P19705509000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- COMMEMORATIVE CUP
- Date
- 1904
- Materials
- GLASS
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 7.3
- Diameter
- 5.7
- Description
- "WORLD'S FAIR 1904" AND "CHRIST JOHNSON" OPPOSITE. 2 MOLD MARKS. RUBY GLASS TOP, CLEAR GLASS BASE. DIAMOND PATTERN.
- Subjects
- DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT
- Historical Association
- COMMEMORATIVE
- History
- PRODUCED AS A SOUVENIR OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION HELD IN 1904 IN ST. LOUIS MISSOURI. THIS FAIR CELEBRATED THE 100 ANNIVERSARY OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. TERMED "FAIRING" THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PANOPLY OF INEXPENSIVE MATERIAL PRODUCED FOR SALE AT FAIRS. RUBY GLASS SOUVENIRS WERE PROBABLY THE MAJOR NEW SOUVENIR ITEM INTRODUCED AT 1904 FAIR. MADE FROM PRESSED GLASS IN WHICH THE RED COLOR IS OBTAINED BY "FLASHING," OR STAINING PART OF THE PIECE WITH A RED TINT, A CHEAPER PROCESS THAN PRODUCING TRUE COLORED GLASS. WORDS ARE ETCHED OR BLOCKED ONTO GLASS. THESE WARES WERE MASS PRODUCED MAKING THEM CHEAP & IDEAL SOUVENIRS. MOST RUBY GLASS MADE BY MANUFACTURERS IN PITTSBURG. IE U.S. GLASS CO., ADAMS & CO., & DOYLE & CO. SOURCE: PICTORIAL SOUVENIRS & COMMERATIVES OF NORTH AMERICA .F.STEFANO, JR. 1976.
- Catalogue Number
- P19705509000
- Acquisition Date
- 1970-04
- Collection
- Museum
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