Shadow Box, Birthday Gift to Henry Ford, 1930
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Artifact Overview
Acknowledging Henry Ford's innovative spirit, individuals employing their own original and imaginative efforts bestowed hundreds of handmade gifts upon him. Not much is known about the creator of this amazing birthday gift to Henry Ford, but the donor's sentiments are clearly recorded in the poem found within the shadow box.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Shadow box
Date Made
1930
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2000.0.47.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Beads (Pierced objects)
Chenille (Yarn)
Composition (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Silk (Textile)
Textile
Wood (Plant Material)
Technique
Gilding (Technique)
Dimensions
Height: 26.5 in
Width: 4.5 in
Length: 37.5 in
Inscriptions
Happy Birthday 67
May the Happy Birthday due
Be glad, from start to finish,
And bright with joys, both old and new,
While all your cares diminish;
May cherished plans achieve success,
May fortune fail you never,
And, like the brook,
May happiness
Go on and on forever.
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