1885 Southern Exposition Souvenir Scarf
date: label: Date made
content: 1885
label: associated dates
content: 1885 / 1885, 1885 / 1885
notes: label: Description
content: Souvenir scarf commemorating the Louisville Southern Exposition held in Louisville, Kentucky in 1885. Gold and white weave. Marked <i>1885 SOUVENIR 1885 [/] UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL LOUISVILLE SOUTERN EXPOSITION.<i>
label: Description
content: The Southern Exposition was an annual World's Fair held in Louisville, Kentucky from 1883-1187. Highlighting the area's manufacturing abilities, the Exposition featured advancements in technology, agriculture, and examples of fine and performing arts. At first, the Exposition was only intended to be open in 1883 but proved so popular that it continued for five years.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Kentucky, Louisville
label: associated place
content: United States: Kentucky, Louisville
topic: label: Subject
content: Expositions and Fairs
label: related event
content: Southern Exposition
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: 1989.0438.0492
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0438.0492
label: accession number
content: 1989.0438
label: catalog number
content: KY1885T01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Scarf
label: Other Terms
content: Scarf; Commemorative
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 20 3/4 in x 20 3/4 in; 52.705 cm x 52.705 cm