Columbian Exposition Souvenir Punch Cup, 1893

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Artifact Overview

More than 25 million visitors attended the World's Columbian Exposition - which celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's landing in America - in Chicago during 1893. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos of the exhibition, such as this souvenir punch cup.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Punch cup

Date Made

1893

Subject Date

1893

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2001.0.115.740

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 3.875 in
Length: 2.875 in

Inscriptions

etched on cup: WORLD'S FAIR / 1893
Columbian Exposition Souvenir Punch Cup, 1893