Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1766-1853)
ca. 1825
1920.4
Watercolor on ivory
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Luce Center
New York Crystal Palace
Title
New York Crystal Palace
Object name
Kerchief
Date
ca.1854
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 28 1/4 in. ( 66 x 71.8 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved kerchief with an image of the New York Crystal Palace; printed in black ink on a white ground; yellow border with blue dots.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1951.83
Marks
printed: below image: "NEW YORK CRYSTAL PALACE."
Gallery Label
The New York Crystal Palace was modeled after the Crystal Palace built in London in 1951. It was erected between 40th and 42nd streets, east of sixth avenue. The palace housed the first American World's fair and was opened on July 11, 1853. It had six thousand exhibits from the United States, Canada, the West Indes, and Europe. It closed on October 31, 1854, and the building was used various public purposes. On October 5, 1858, a fire broke out in the building and within minutes was destroyed.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
