Photo of collection object Flask (New York World's Fair) — American. Flask (New York World's Fair), 1939. Glass, 8 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (22.5 x 13 x 13 cm). Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription, 40.253. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Flask (New York World's Fair)

1939

American

Decorative Arts

Original Source

Maker/Artist: American
Classification: Commemorative
Formatted Medium: Glass
Medium: glass
Locations: Place manufactured: United States
Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (22.5 x 13 x 13 cm)
Inscribed: On banner encircling globe-shaped body of flask, molded words and pictures: "[star shape] WOLRDS [star] FAIR [star] 1939 [2 stars] [4 pictographs or symbols, some indecipherable: arrow, pictograph resembling backwards musical note, 2 parallel serpentine lines, 'H' shape] [2 stars] 1939"
Departments: Decorative Arts
Accession Number: 40.253
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
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