1867 Exposition Universelle Souvenir Medal, Spain
date: label: Date made
content: 1867
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Medal featuring the likeness of Queen Isabel of Spain, made for the 1867 Paris World's Fair.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The 1867 Exposition Universelle de Paris was the second World's Fair held in the French Capital. Between April to November, the Fair featured over 50,000 exhibitors from 32 countries. Organized by Emperor Napoleon the Third, the Fair attracted over 11,000 visitors, many of who visited via new train lines and boat services provided for the occasion.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The Exposition's main building, the Palais Omnibus, showcased modern technologies and manufacturing techniques. National pavilions surrounded the building, showcasing works of cultural heritage, crafts, and fine art.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: related event
content: Exposition Universelle de Paris en 1867
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: 1989.0438.0170
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.0170
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in; x 5.08 cm