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spoon, souvenir

human history
  • Other Name

    souvenir teaspoon, New York World Fair, 1939 (descriptive name)

  • Description

    spoon, souvenir of the 1939 New York World Fair in the form of a dessert spoon, silver-plated, the stem and finial of which incorporate the words ~New York World's Fair. World of Tomorrow. 1939" and a `space-age' design incorporating a tall obelisk (space needle?), globe (planet?), star and roller coaster.

  • Place
    United States of America
  • Associated Place

    New York City/New York/United States of America

  • Accession Number
    1990.83
  • Other Id

    M2556 (miscellaneous)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

Spoon, souvenir, New York Fair

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