AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR NY 1880 SILHOUETTE ARTIST JULIUS WHITE CUT ART CARD Rare

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Rare, original antique personalized souvenir cut in art card by silhouette artist, Julius White, done at the American Institute Fair in New York City, N.Y. in 1880. The card is printed on the reverse; "Souvenir, American Institute Fair, 1880, Cut In Art Gallery, Julius White, Silhouette Artist." The card is pencil noted on the reverse; "Grandfather Matthews" Please see the history of this fair below...Card Measures: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" Condition: very good antique condition, tiny chip at the top left corner of the card, a few minuscule marks but no stains, there is an approx 1" horizontal pinch crease near the bottom edge of the card, the card has some uneven trimming at the edges, please see scanned images
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR NY 1880 SILHOUETTE ARTIST JULIUS WHITE CUT ART CARD Rare
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR NY 1880 SILHOUETTE ARTIST JULIUS WHITE CUT ART CARD Rare
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Rare, original antique personalized souvenir cut in art card by silhouette artist, Julius White, done at the American Institute Fair in New York City, N.Y. in 1880. The card is printed on the reverse; "Souvenir, American Institute Fair, 1880, Cut In Art Gallery, Julius White, Silhouette Artist." The card is pencil noted on the reverse; "Grandfather Matthews" Please see the history of this fair below...
Card Measures: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"
C
ondition: very good antique condition, tiny chip at the top left corner of the card, a few minuscule marks but no stains, there is an approx 1" horizontal pinch crease near the bottom edge of the card, the card has some uneven trimming at the edges, please see scanned images
From the Internet: "The American Institute Fair was held annually from 1829 until at least 1897 in New York City by the American Institute. The American Institute was founded in 1829 "for the encouragement of agriculture, commerce, manufactures, and the arts." The fair is sometimes considered the first world's fair in the United States, though it was fairly small by later standards, drawing about 30,000 attendees per year. It was held at Niblo's Garden in New York before being moved to the Crystal Palace in New York.
"At these fairs were displayed the finest products of agriculture and manufacturing, the newest types of machinery, the most recent contributions of inventive genius...[the fairs] served a two-fold purpose: that of playing the part of demonstrator to the public and that of furnishing an incentive to the exhibitors, both through competition and through the desire to win the very liberal awards and premiums."
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