Souvenir Bell

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Object Name: 
Souvenir Bell
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
2009.4.223
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 11 cm, Diam (max): 7.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1893
Credit Line: 
Gift of Anna and Karl Koepke
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; pressed, acid-etched, with attached metal. Bell has wide flared base and narrows to twisted handle with star on top. Floral design on side with word WORLDS FAIR 1893. On interior, raised/embossed WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION 1893.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Koepke, Karl H. (d. 2009), Source
2009-05-26
Koepke, Ann, Source
2009-05-26
Inscription: 
WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION 1893.
inscription
: 
on interior
WORLDS FAIR 1893
inscription
: 
on side