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Paperweight/ medallion

1893
Metal
Overall: 3/8 in. × 2 7/8 in. (1 × 7.3 cm)
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
2002.1.1920
DescriptionThis copper colored metal paperweight has a relief of a building below an eagle and above a scene of two men shaking hands surrounded by tools and products of the arts and trade crafts, including an artist's palette and a gear. This side reads "The Southern Exposition/ Louisville Ky." On the reverse, a wreath of oak and laurel leaves around the engraved inscription "Awarded To/ Lincrusta Walton Co./ For Interior Decorations/ 1883."
Collections
  • Business and Advertising Ephemera: The Bella C. Landauer Collection
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