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Chinese restaurant Yuen Faung Lo trade sign (John's Place)
1980.64
Titles: Chinese restaurant Yuen Faung Lo trade sign (John's Place) (Supplied title)
Description: The ornate sign has three black Chinese characters in relief surrounded by carved gilded designs of birds, flowers, etc. on a gilded ground. The characters translate as "YUEN FAUNG LO" or "The Cafe of Many Different Vistas". The border has carved and gilded relief figures, symbolizing good fortune, on a red ground. The sign was carved in Canton, China, and hung in John's Place, a Chinese restaurant in Minneapolis, Minn.
Dates
- Approximately 1914 (Creation)
Creation
- owned/used by: Woo, Howard
- about: Yuen Faung Low Restaurant
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 1980.64
Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 36 inches height
- 77 3/4 inches width
- 4 1/2 inches depth
Subjects
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1980.64