Souvenir of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus World
Trinket Tray
ca. 1974 (made)
ca. 1974 (made)
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This tray was a souvenir produced by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus World, a visitor attraction in Florida, USA, which closed in 1986. The theme park, intended as a museum of circus history, opened as the Circus World Showcase in February 1974 and later became Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, Circus World, sharing that name with the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin, possibly because their former director, C. P. 'Chappie' Fox, was nominally in charge of the theme park. The tray probably dates from about 1974 when the park opened.
The images on the tray reproduce an engraving of Mlle Elena, a 19th century equestrienne, and portraits of the directors of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
The images on the tray reproduce an engraving of Mlle Elena, a 19th century equestrienne, and portraits of the directors of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Object details
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| Title | Souvenir of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus World (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Transfer-printed glass |
| Brief description | Souvenir trinket or ash tray featuring the circus equestrienne Mlle. Elena who performed with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, a souvenir produced by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus World, Florida. Transfer-printed glass, ca. 1974 |
| Physical description | Souvenir glass trinket or ash tray decorated with a transfer print in yellow, red, black and blue, with a yellow-patterned border, featuring an image of 'The Beautiful Graceful Arenic Queen Mlle. Elena' standing on horseback on a cantering grey having jumped through a hoop held in the ring by a clown. With the name of the circus 'Ringling Brothers World's Greatest Show' and small roundels featuring photographic portraits of the show's owners, the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey. The words 'Ringling and Barnum & Bailey Bros. Circus World' are below the image of Mlle. Elena. |
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| Credit line | Antony Hippisley Coxe Collection |
| Object history | The theme park, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus World, open in 1974. This glass souvenir is part of the Antony Hippisley Coxe Collection, acquired by the museum in 1976, so the tray must have been made ca.1974. |
| Production | Made as a souvenir for Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus World in Florida, USA. |
| Summary | This tray was a souvenir produced by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus World, a visitor attraction in Florida, USA, which closed in 1986. The theme park, intended as a museum of circus history, opened as the Circus World Showcase in February 1974 and later became Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, Circus World, sharing that name with the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin, possibly because their former director, C. P. 'Chappie' Fox, was nominally in charge of the theme park. The tray probably dates from about 1974 when the park opened. The images on the tray reproduce an engraving of Mlle Elena, a 19th century equestrienne, and portraits of the directors of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. |
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| Accession number | S.78-2007 |
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| Record created | May 10, 2007 |
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