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Silver sterling pendant from Worlds Fair, June 1893, Chicago, USA.
Lot No. 15146image 1/1
Silver sterling pendant from Worlds Fair, June 1893, Chicago, USA. 3.5 x 3 cm. Stamped: Mermod Jaccard & Jewelery.
The exhibition was called the World's Columbian Exposition, which celebrated Columbus 400th anniversary of his voyage to North America.
The exhibition was a disaster because there was fire in an exhibition building that spread.