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Star-shaped stamped metal pendant with inscription: "WORLD'S FAIR/ 1893" on one side and picture of chest on other side; ring on top.
pendants (jewelry)
brass (alloy)
stamping (forming)
engraving (action)
world's fairs
Jewelry
Pendant
Brass
World's Fair
Pendant
Impressed stamp on front: ""THE G.M. SHIRK/ MFG. CO./ CHICAGO""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
The G.M. Shirk Mfg. Co. (Maker)
Chicago, IL, USA
1.5 x 1.25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4865
Illinois (United States)
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