International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry Souvenir Pin Cushion, Beatrice Biscuit
date: label: Date made
content: 1888
name: label: maker
content: Gray Dunn & Co.
notes: label: Description
content: Souvenir pincushion from the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry. The pincushion is shaped liked a <i>Beatrice<i>biscuit, and was a promotional item for the Gray Dunn & Co. biscuit brand.
label: Description
content: The International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry was held in Glasgow, Scotland between May and November 1888. Over five and half million visitors attended the exposition, whose Main Building was found in the city's Kelvingrove Park. Although it's exhibits primarily focused on Scottish and English achievements, the Exhibition featured displays from over 70 organizations, including some from such places as India, Europe and North America. Money from the Exhibition was used to build the Kelvington Art Gallery and Museum.
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 Exposition
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Food
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: 1989.0438.0500
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.0500
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pincushion
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/8 in x 2 5/8 in; .3175 cm x 6.6675 cm