1855 Exposition Universelle Souvenir Print on Silk, <i>La Civilisation<i>
date: label: Date made
content: 1855
label: associated dates
content: 1855 05 15 / 1855 05 15, 1855 11 15 / 1855 11 15
name: label: Associated Name
content: Washington, George
label: Associated Name
content: Napoleon III Emperor of France
notes: label: Description
content: Souvenir silk picture commemorating the Exposition Universelle held in Paris in 1855. Marked: <i>A La Civilisation</i> At top is the Shield of France with a Medallion of Napoleon III Emperor below. At top right is the Shield of Great Britain with the Medallion of Victoria dei Gratiaaa below. At top right is the American eagle with banner <i>E Pluribus Unum </i> and Medallion of George Washington below. Border of tree branches, flowers and banners with names of famous statesmen, scientists and artists. Around the sides and bottom are depictions of Walhalla, the Washington Capitol, two churches from Germany and Paris, and a government building from London. At Bottom is the text <i>Saignemorle Et Bruyas Del Dubois Tex.</i>
label: Description
content: The first French Exposition Universelle was held in Paris from May to November, 1855. Properly known as the Exposition Universelle des produits de l'Agriculture, de l'Industrie et des Beaux-Arts, the Exposition was led by Emperor Napoleon III who was inspired by the England's <i>Great Exhibition </i> of 1851.
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content: 5,162,330 visitors attended the 1855 Paris Exhibition, whose primary building, the Palais de l'Industrie, was constructed on the Champs Elysees. The Exposition used other locations to showcase such topics as industrial technologies and fine arts.
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content: Although financially unsuccessful, the 1855 Exposition gave brith to a number of French World's Fairs, with others following in 1867, 1878, 1889, 1900, and 1937.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
label: associated place
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
label: Associated Place
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: related event
content: Exposition Universelle (1855)
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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: 1989.0438.0150
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.0150
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Silk Picture
label: Other Terms
content: Silk Picture; Commemorative
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
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content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
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content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gray (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 5/8 in x 25 1/4 in x 32 7/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 64.135 cm x 83.5025 cm