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Catalog Number |
M-F85-102 |
Object Name |
Medal |
Title |
School Medal |
Artist |
Davis, Joseph |
Place of Origin |
Birmingham, England |
Date |
Mid-19th c. |
Description |
Obverse: GOD GIVETH ALL THINGS TO INDUSTRY; in exergue DAVIS BIRM; a youth seated reading at a table, on which are books and inkstand; at right a globe and a bust of Franklin on a pedestal, inscribed FRANKIN; at the top, a trumpet, passed through a wreath of olive; in exergue two branches of olive crossed. Reverse: THEN PLOUGH DEEP WHILE SLUGGARDS SLEEP AND YOU SHALL HAVE CORN TO SELL AND KEEP, forming two incomplete circles around a beehive, which stands between a rosebush and another shrub, and near which bees are flying. Hole drilled at top. |
Material |
White Metal |
Dimensions |
D-0.125 Dia-1.75 inches |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society |
Search Terms |
19th century nineteenth century Founding Father award |