Brooch / mount / box / souvenir

Description

Gilt metal and mother-of-pearl souvenir brooch with representation of the Trylon and Perisphere in box printed in the exhibition colours of the 1939 - 1940 New York World's Fair: American, c. 1939

Museum reference

K.1998.484

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Brooch / mount / box / souvenir

Production information

USA, North America

Date

c. 1939

Materials

Gilt metal, Mother of pearl, Cardboard

Physical description

Gilt metal; mother-of-pearl

Associations

New York World's Fair 1939/1940, USA, North America
Depicted: New York City, New York, USA, North America

Exhibitions

• Sentimental Journey, a History of Souvenirs (17 Nov 1999 - 09 Jan 2000)
  Royal Museum