Name/Title
A.K. Shriver & Sons leather medallion, loanEntry/Object ID
L2026.006.006Description
Leather medallion sample. Circular Texan oak sole leather stamped "SHRIVER UNION MILLS MD" with small central filigree. 2" diameter.Context
This small leather medallion was sold as a souvenir at the 1876 United States Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, known as the first official World's Fair in the United States, by leather commission merchant Massey & Janney of Philadelphia featuring the award winning A.K. Shriver oak sole leather.Exhibition
Carroll at 250: People, Place, and the Making of HistoryIntake
Loan In
Credit Line
Courtesy of the Thomas S. Gordon Family
