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Paperweight Commemorating Columbus’s Landing
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| Accession #: | 784.65 |
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| Title: | Paperweight Commemorating Columbus’s Landing |
| Object Type: | Paperweight |
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| Physical Description: | Gold-painted metal paperweight, shaped as a stack of 10 coins, with top coin marked "CHRISTOPHUS COLUMBUS - 1492 CHICAGO U.S.A. -1892" surrounding a bust of Columbus. |
| Description: | This paperweight, shaped as a stack of coins, marks Chicago's commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's 1492 landing in the Western Hemisphere. After Amasa B. Campbell moved from the Youngstown, Ohio area to Wallace, Idaho in 1887, he made frequent business trips to Chicago and could have collected this paperweight there in 1892. |
| Category: | Campbell Collection |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Memorabilia (Communication)
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| Geographical Reference: | Campbell House (Washington->Spokane County->Spokane) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x Dia 1 x 1 3/8"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
metal (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Christophus Columbus; 1492 Chicago, U.S.A. 1892
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Helen Campbell Powell, 1930 |
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