Souvenir Ear of Corn

Object Name: 
Souvenir Ear of Corn

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Object Name: 
Souvenir Ear of Corn
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
2009.4.202
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 10.2 cm, W: 5.4 cm, D: 5.4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1893
Credit Line: 
Gift of Anna and Karl Koepke
Primary Description: 
Colorless, pressed, acid-etched with applied gold and yellow pigment. Toothpick holder or vase in the shape of an ear of corn with four yellow feet and applied gold at rim. Has the words (vertically down the side) "WORLDS.FAIR.1893"

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Koepke, Karl H. (d. 2009), Source
2009-05-26
Koepke, Ann, Source
2009-05-26
Inscription: 
WORLDS.FAIR.1893
inscription
: 
vertically down the side