Irish International Exhibition Souvenir Spoon
date: label: Date made
content: 1907
notes: label: Description
content: Souvenir spoon commemorating the Irish International Exhibition held in Dublin in 1907. Handle has an Irish emblem and Dublin city seal. It is marked "OBEDIENTIA CIVIUM URBIS FELICITAS;" bowl inscribed "DUBLIN EXHIBITION 1907".
label: Description
content: The Irish International Exposition was held in Dublin, Ireland in 1907. Despite attracting 2.75 million visitors, the Exposition, held between May and November, was a financial loss. The 52-acre Fair site housed displays mounted by 14 nations and colonies. Despite Ireland still being part of the United Kingdom, there were separate British and Irish pavilions.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Ireland: Dublin, Dublin
label: Associated Place
content: British Isles: Ireland
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: Subject
content: Irish
label: related event
content: Irish 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: 1989.0438.1127
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.1127
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
label: catalog number
content: I1907SP01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Spoon, Demitasse
label: Object Name
content: spoon
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 4 7/8 in x 5/8 in; 2.54 cm x 12.3825 cm x 1.5875 cm