Panama-Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Spoon, 1915
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Artifact Overview
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco during the 1915 fair. Many returned home with souvenirs like this spoon--a miniature of the shovel used by President Taft in 1911 to break ground for the exhibition.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Souvenir spoon
Date Made
1915
Subject Date
1915
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.100.142
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Nate S. Shapero and Ruth B. Shapero.
Material
Sterling silver
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 1 in
Inscriptions
Bowl: USED BY / WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT / [...] / SAN FRANCISCO / 1915
back: SHREVE LTD?? / STERLING
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