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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Silver Urn
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Silver Urn

Object numberMO 1946.34.2
Name Urn, Decorative
Designer (Swedish designer, architect, 1907-2002)
Maker (Danish silver manufactory, founded 1904)
Date1939
Mediummetal (sterling silver)
Dimensionsoverall H 12 1/8 in x Diam 5 in (30.8 cm x 12.7 cm )
DescriptionA Danish decorative silver urn, tubular in shape and simple in design, with a removable lid. The lid is surmounted by a circular handle consisting of the scrolled monogram "F I" (for Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid) and topped with the royal crown of Denmark. Engraved on the lid is an inscription that reads: PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT AND MRS ROOSEVELT IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA • 1939 •.

The urn was designed by Swedish architect and designer Sigvard Bernadotte and made by Georg Jensen Silversmithy of Copenhagen, Denmark. The maker's and designer's marks are on the underside of the lid and on the underside of the urn.
Label TextThis urn was presented to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt as a remembrance gift by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark who visited the United States in 1939. The designer of the urn, Sigvard Bernadotte, was a member of the Swedish Royal Family and the brother of Crown Princess Ingrid.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteLent to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1945. It was donated by Mrs. Roosevelt in December 1957.
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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