Details
Creator Sauquoit Silk Manufacturing Company.
Contributor Jordan, J.J., designer.
Title Silk Souvenir of the National Export Exposition, 1899.
Date Ca. 1899
Physical Description Silk ; 11 1/2 x 14 inches.
Is referenced by Library Company Annual Report, 2002, p. 13-14.
Notes Made to promote the National Export Exposition, which took place in Philadelphia from Sept. 14- Dec. 2, 1899 and attracted over a million visitors.
Reads, "National Export Exposition, 1899, Philadelphia." At the bottom, "Made by Sauquoit Silk Mfg. Co.," "Bethlehem, Philadelphia, Scranton," and "J.J. Jordan, designer."
Depicts William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and William McKinley framing a bird's eye view of the Commerical Museum.
Gift of Helen Beitler, 2002.
Subject Commercial Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Exports.
Manufactures.
Silk.
Genre Commemorative handkerchief.
Location OBJ 868
Accession number OBJ 868