DimensionsOverall: 7 x 3 x 3 in. (17.8 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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DescriptionSouvenir enameled cup from the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The cup is in fair condition. It has chips in the enamel along the rim and there is one chip in the enamel along the base of the rim. The cup measures two and three-fourths inches tall. The cup has white handle. The inside of the cup is white enamel. The cup commemorates the Louisiana Purchase by depicting several images. One image is a depiction of the United States in 1803. The image of the U.S. is broken into different regions along with the date each region became part of the United States. The focus of this particular image is property acquired by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Image two is a portrait of Jefferson. Image three is a picture of Eads Bridge in St. Louis, Mo. Image four is a portrait of Napoleon. Image five is image of the United States of America broken into regions in 1903. In this particular image, states are drawn into the regions.
