Name/Title
Trinket DishEntry/Object ID
2025.4Description
Brass trinket dish from the 1934 Chicago World's Fair, with an engraving of the Swedish Pavillion and the description "1934, A Century of Progress".Context
Swedish and Swedish-American visitors to the fair would have been able to purchase these souvenirs as reminders of home.Acquisition
Accession
2025.4Source or Donor
Sandy WachholzMade/Created
Date made
1934Time Period
20th Century, Art DecoInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
EngravingLocation
FrontTranscription
Sweden
1934
A Century of ProgressLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
EngravedType
Makers MarkLocation
BottomTranscription
DirigouLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
World's fairsSearch Terms
Illinois--Chicago, Century of Progress International Exposition (Chicago, Ill., 1933)Dimensions
Height
5/16 inDiameter
3 inCircumference
9-7/16 in
