Textiles from Expositions and World's Fairs from 1889 to 1915

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  • International Maritime Exhibition in Boston, Mass. in 1889 — Woven with the Mechanics' Building in the center. Embroidered with "Moyra Hankins" on the right-hand corner.
    Size: 19" x 20"

  • Pan-Pacific International in San Francisco in 1915 — Small embroidered handkerchief featuring the "Tower of Jewels" embroidered in one corner, the 435-foot architectural centerpiece of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (P.P.I.E.) With cursive embroidered text that appears to read "Hortense Y." on the opposite corner.
    Size: 11" x 11.5"

  • Pan-American Expo in Buffalo in 1901 — Large woven silk piece featuring the "Electric Tower" in the middle.
    Size: 20" x 20"

  • Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon in June 1905 — Woven and embroidered silk. Features an engraved central medallion with portraits of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, an American eagle crest, floral embroidery along the edges, and the text "Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 1, 1905"
    Size: 9.5" x 9.5"

  • Barcelona International Exposition in 1929 — Printed silk featuring watercolor-style illustrations of iconic Barcelona architecture, the city's coat of arms in the center, and red-and-yellow Spanish-style borders in one side. The second piece, which shows bullfighting and a similar border, is included.
    Size: 16.5" x 16.5"


  • Columbian Exposition in 1892 — Large woven textile featuring red patterned borders depicting a bust portrait of Christopher Columbus and American shield, and stars and stripes. With a jacquard-woven damask center featuring an American eagle and fringed ends.
    Size: 22" x 37"

  • Columbian Exposition in 1892 — Large printed textile. Features an eagle with the American flag and the Administration Building, with an illustration of the fair's central domed structure. A ring of international flags from participating nations encircles the central design. Four circular insets display key fair structures and exhibits, including the Electrical Building, Naval Exhibit, Art Palace and Machinery Hall. Flanked by the years 1492 (Columbus's landing) and 1892 (the planned dedication year of the Chicago World's Fair, which actually opened to the public in 1893).
    Size: 23.5" x 23.5"

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