Commemorative Bookmark, "Memorial Hall International Exhibition," 1876

Summary

America's first official World's Fair celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Around ten million people visited Philadelphia during the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. Many returned home with mementos of the exposition, such as this woven silk bookmark. It depicts the fair's Memorial Hall, which held the Centennial art exhibition.

America's first official World's Fair celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Around ten million people visited Philadelphia during the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. Many returned home with mementos of the exposition, such as this woven silk bookmark. It depicts the fair's Memorial Hall, which held the Centennial art exhibition.

Artifact

Bookmark

Date Made

1876

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

75.142.187

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Nate S. Shapero & Ruth B. Shapero Collection.

Material

Silk (Textile)

Technique

Jacquard weaving

Color

Pale Green
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Length: 4.75 in  (with fringe)

Width: 3.5 in

Inscriptions

above picture: 1776 1876 directly below picture: WERNER ITSCHNER & CO. PHILA. W. ECKLIN. DES. at bottom: Memorial - Hall / INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

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