Collection Highlights
Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Banner: Welcome To The New York Worlds Fair 1939
Title
Banner: Welcome To The New York Worlds Fair 1939
Object name
Banner
Date
1939
Medium
Cellulose acetate, glazed cotton, synthetic fringe, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 21 1/4 x 70 1/2 in. ( 54 x 179.1 cm )
Description
Blue cellulose acetate banner painted with an image of the Trylon and Perisphere of the 1939 World's Fair in orange and cream; inscription painted in cream, "WELCOME TO THE/ nEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR/ 1939"; scalloped bottom with synthetic yellow fringe; glazed cotton binding across the top with four metal grommets.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1940.254
Marks
painted: all over: "WELCOME TO THE/ nEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR/ 1939"
Provenance
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
