The Worlds Columbian Exposition
Chicago 1893

(building)
The Administration Building

Reference Number:- Godden Number:-  
gb 2500 not recorded  
same bookmark, but with
building woven in blue silk
 
same bookmark with image woven in blue silk
 
 
 
 
Bookmark with words and image of the large building
the image of this bookmark kindly donated
by Georg Hartong, The Netherlands
 

Words:

 
 
 
THE WORLDS

COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION

CHICAGO 1893

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(building)

 
 
 
 
 

THE ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING
Size of Silk:

13.5cm long by 5.2cm wide

Alternative back-ground colours:

 
Comments:
Credit woven on reverse, top turnover:-
W.H. GRANT & Co. PATERSON, N.J.
BADGES, SOUVENIRS, SPECIALTIES, LABELS.

W.H. Grant logo on the reverse top turn over of this bookmark
W.H. Grant logo on the reverse top turnover of this bookmark

 

In a recent auction of another bookmark to the one above, the following paper was included and is perhaps of passing interest. There is no mention of GRANTS name, and it is assumed the paper belongs to the bookmark:

paper extolling the vertues of the exhibition and woven silk item

 

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additional blue weaving image added 19 October 2008, and black weaving image replaced with improved version 30 June 2018. image of blue building weaving replaced 27 August 2023
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