Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations Souvenir Plate: Gratitude
date: label: Date made
content: 1851-05-01-1851-10-11
label: associated dates
content: 1851 05 01 / 1851 05 01, 1851 10 15 / 1851 10 15
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Souvenir plate commemorating the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations The plate is a side dish featuring a brown and white print transfer; scalloped rim, raised border; and repeating flower pattern. It is marked marked <i>GRATITUDE </i> and features a depcition of a featuring a child and dog. Impressed mark of a crown on reverse
label: Description (Brief)
content: The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, or Great Exhibition, was held in England in 1851. Considered the first World's Fair, the exposition showcased international industrial advancements as well as artistic and cultural products.
label: Description (Brief)
content: 25 countries, including the United States, participated in the event popularly referred to as the <i>The Crystal Palace Exhibition, </i> after the immense (1,851 feet long, 128 feet high) glass and iron building constructed in London's Hyde Park to house the Fair's 14,000 plus exhibitors.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Between May and October 1851, The Great Exhibition attracted about 40,000 daily visitors, for a total of six million guests.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United Kingdom: England, London
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: Subject
content: Souvenirs
label: related event
content: Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations
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: 1989.0438.0005
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.0005
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Plate
label: Other Terms
content: Plate; Commemorative; Side
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic, stoneware (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 22 1/2 in x 16 1/2 in; x 57.15 cm x 41.91 cm
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 1 in x 7 1/2 in; 2.54 cm x 19.05 cm