Modern Plastics Competition Award, 1939
date: label: date made
content: 1939
label: date presented
content: 1939
notes: label: Description
content: Plaque made in three, low-relief molded parts that are screwed to a thick, vertical rectangular piece of clear colorless plastic. Opaque ivory-colored central portion features three allegorical figures, a woman standing between two seated men, on a plinth entitled "ART INDUSTRY SCIENCE" above "MODERN / PLASTICS / COMPETITION / AWARD / 1939" and "m / p" trademark at lower right, all in red-painted, Deco-style lettering; translucent dark red clusters of laurel leaves are above and below, a scroll across those at bottom is embossed "J. VASSOS" in silver sans serif letters. Countersunk circular hanger near center top on back. No other marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: place used
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: place used
content: United States: Connecticut, Norwalk
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Paul Johnes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0700.20
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0700.20
label: accession number
content: 1989.0700
objectType: label: Object Name
content: award
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (screws material)
label: Physical Description
content: steel (hanger material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/8 in x 16 in x 5 in; .9525 cm x 40.64 cm x 12.7 cm