Danish Silver Urn

Large, plain sterling silver urn with the inscription on the lid, "President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt in remembrance of our visit to the United States of America, 1939," surmounted by the royal crown of Denmark. This silver urn was presented to FDR by the then Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark, later Their Majesties King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, in remembrance of their visit to Hyde Park in the Spring of 1939. This urn was made by Georg Jensen of Copenhagen, Denmark, and designed by Sigvard Bernadotte, brother of Princess Ingrid. FDR Library Museum Collection, MO 1946.34.2.