New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Souvenir Bag

Manufacturer Borden’s Condensed Milk Company

CultureAmerican

Date1907

MediumCotton

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (26.7 x 19.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Carroll H. Walker

Object number67.40.257

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, MMH, West Bedroom

DescriptionThis a small drawstring cotton bag that was a souvenir of the Jamestown Exposition 1607-1907, Norfolk, VA, 1907. It is stamped on the face, in red and blue lettering: "Souvenir of Jamestown Exposition/1607-1907"; an eagle is depicted with wings outspread and holding a banner in its mouth; on the banner is "Gail Borden/Eagle Brand"; beneath the eagle's feet is "50th Anniversary/of/Borden's Condensed Milk Co./Originators of Condensed Milk/Est. 1857 N.Y.". On the reverse: "Bordens, Leaders of Quality/Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, Peerless Brand Evaporated Milk (Unsweetened), Bordens Malted Milk".

Label TextBorden’s Condensed Milk Company New York Souvenir Bag, 1907 Exhibits buildings on the exposition rounds contained displays on accomplishments in the fields of education, agriculture, and industry. This small bag may have been a souvenir from an industrial or agricultural exhibit highlighting the Borden’s Condensed Milk Company. Chrysler Museum of Art 67.40.257