Ferris Wheel, World's Fair, Chicago Matchsafe

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1980	We acquired this object.
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Ferris Wheel, World's Fair, Chicago Matchsafe

This is a matchsafe. It is dated 1893 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is plated brass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener. It is credited Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.

This white handkerchief has blue print and shows a building in the center that runs diagonally. A zigzag, geometric border frames a detailed, realistic illustration of a large, rectangular building with outdoor garden, road, and small people. The building itself is a long from end to end, with square rooms on the ends and one directly in the center. In between the square rooms is a curved greenhouse roof, that sits below a rectangular second floor. Underneath the building illustration reads HORTICULTURAL HALL in all caps.

Handkerchief
cotton.
American Textile History Museum Collection.
2016-35-74

Its dimensions are

7.3 x 4 x 1 cm (2 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in. )

It has the following markings

PAT APL'D FOR stamped on bezel.

Cite this object as

Ferris Wheel, World's Fair, Chicago Matchsafe; USA; plated brass; 7.3 x 4 x 1 cm (2 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in. ); Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener; 1980-14-1115

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CPZg/
Accession Number 1980-14-1115
Object ID 18501957