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Boston Franklin School Medal - Crossed Quills

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1802. Silver. Diameter 35.1mm, 14.4 grams, with hole for suspension. Obverse: THE GIFT OF FRANKLIN in a two curved lines, above two crossed quill pens and an open book, with a narrow border of laurel leaves. Reverse: 1802 (engraved) ADJUDGED BY THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AS A REWARD OF MERIT TO (engraved) Chas. Cunningham Aged 11, in nine lines, within a narrow border of laurel leaves.

Provenance:

Alan Weinberg
Maurice Gould

In 1800, the engraved crossed quill design was replaced by this struck version, while the Boston Latin School continued with the completely hand engraved stacked books design through the late 1820’s. In about 1830, a smaller Wright & Bale design with a funny looking bust of Franklin replaced both of these versions and was given through 1846 in three varieties. The Boston School Committee reverted to a few simple hand engraved designs which were used until 1850. There is a simple and very rare stuck design that was used in 1851.

Item record created Oct. 12, 2008.
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