Glasgow International Exhibition Souvenir Plate
date: label: date made
content: 1901
label: associated dates
content: 1901 05 02 / 1901 05 02, 1901 11 09 / 1901 11 09
notes: label: Description
content: The Glasgow International Exhibition was held between May and November of 1901. Mounted on 73 acres in the Scottish city’s Kelvingrove Park, the Exhibition, opened by Princess Louise, attracted more than 11 million visitors during its run. It was Glasgow’s second such exposition, the first happening in 1888. The 1901 affair featured lush gardens, a recreation of a Russian Village and the opening of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum to add cultural flair to its celebration of industrial output and world trade. Alongside presentation of new technologies such as telephones and locomotives, attendees enjoyed amusements such as a newly constructed switchback railroad, gondola rides on the Kelvin River, a “water chute” flume and musical and theatrical performances.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United Kingdom: Scotland, Glasgow
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: related event
content: International Exhibition
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0438.0961
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.0961
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
label: catalog number
content: G1901G01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Plate
label: Other Terms
content: Plate; Commemorative
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 1 1/8 in x 10 1/4 in; 2.8575 cm x 26.035 cm