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Johnson Bros. Century of Progress Serving Bowl
Specifications
Johnson Bros. Century of Progress Serving Bowl
Category
World's Fairs
Classification
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Food Service T&E - Serving Vessels - Bowl, Serving
Object Origin
Johnson Brothers
Marshall Field and Company
1933
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: White ceramic oval-shaped serving bowl with a red grooved pattern around the rim. An agricultural scene is painted in the center of the bowl in red. Farmers are working in a field in the foreground. There is a winding river in the center with buildings on either side. Cloudy sky with more workers in a field in the background. The number "34" and the maker's mark is printed in red on the underside.
ceramic
Marks: “MADE EXPRESSLY / FOR / MARSHELL FIELD & COMPANY / CHICAGO / BY / Johnson Bros / England / A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / 1833-1933 / THE FORKS / 1833"
Measurements: Object:
Length: 9.125 in, Width: 7 in, Depth: 2 in
Weight: 0.761 lbs
Credit
Gift of Howard Rossen, 1993.44.556
Display Status
Not On View
Johnson Bros. Century of Progress Serving Bowl
About: Johnson Bros. Century of Progress Serving Bowl
About: Johnson Bros. Century of Progress Serving Bowl
A serving bowl of an early view of Wolf Point where the North, South, and main branches of the Chicago River meet and the site of many of Chicago’s first taverns and places of community gatherings. Commissioned by Marshall Field and Company to commemorate the 1933 Century of Progress, this bowl depicts an early view of Wolf Point. The building on the left side of the image is Wolf Point Tavern, built in 1828 by John H. Kinzie (1803 – 1865). On the right is the Miller Tavern, built by Samuel Miller and his brother John Miller around 1829 as a store. By 1830, they enlarged the store and began operation as a tavern.
On the south bank of the river, Mark Beaubien (1794 – 1881) opened the Eagle Exchange Tavern in 1829 and in 1831, he added an addition and opened Chicago’s first hotel, the Sauganash Hotel. The hotel was in operation until it was destroyed by fire in 1851. Afterwards, the site was redeveloped as the Wigwam building and used for the 1860 Republican National Convention where Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) was nominated as the Republican candidate for president.
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