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Columbian Exposition Commemorative Saucer
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Columbian Exposition Commemorative Saucer
Category
World's Fairs
Classification
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Food Service T&E - Eating Vessels - Dish, Eating - Saucer
Object Origin
L.S. and S. Company
c. 1893
Germany
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: White ceramic saucer with a reverse transfer of Art Palace a the center of the bowl. Red decorative pattern at the perimeter. Bowl sides have a slightly scalloped texture. Center image shows the Art Palace with the lagoon in front of it. A man standing in a gondola is at the lower left corner of the image. A yellow ribbon over red and blue flowers is painted at the bottom right corner with the text "ART PALACE" written on it. A maker's mark is st...
ceramic
Marks: "L.S. & S./ GERMANY" "S3"
Measurements: Object:
Height: 1 in, Diameter: 5.75 in
Weight: 0.32 lbs
Credit
Gift of Howard Rossen, 1993.44.651b
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Columbian Exposition Commemorative Saucer
About: Columbian Exposition Commemorative Saucer
About: Columbian Exposition Commemorative Saucer
This is a plate with an image of the Palace of Fine Arts (now the Griffin MSI). The building was originally constructed for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. The Palace of Fine Arts, a large Neoclassical structure, inspired by Greek and Roman architecture, was designed by Charles B. Atwood (1849–1895) from D. H. Burnham and Company and was a unique building. While many of the Exposition’s buildings were built out of wooden structural frames, the Palace of Fine Arts was constructed with a brick substructure to protect priceless art from fire and other external dangers.
After the Exposition closed, the building initially housed the Columbian Field Museum, which became the Field Museum. When the Field Museum moved in 1921, the building was left vacant until Julius Rosenwald (1862–1932) restored the building and established what became known as the Museum of Science and Industry (now Griffin MSI). The opening ceremony for the Museum took place during the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition. The Palace of Fine Arts, now the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, is the last remaining building from the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
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