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1 Seated Boy, with Bust of Franklin


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Birmingham, England, c. 1850. GM-57. White metal. Diameter 43.4mm, 22.6 grams, with hole for suspension. Engraved by Davis (signed DAVIS BIRM. below exergue line on obverse). Obverse: GOD GIVETH ALL THINGS TO INDUSTRY around a scene of a boy reading a book while seated at a table, on which are other books and an inkwell; a bust of FRANKLIN is on a plinth to the right, appearing to oversee the boy's work, and a globe is on the floor below; above is a trumpet and wreath, signifying achievement and fame, with a laural spray below the signature. Reverse: A beehive and bees at work, surrounded by Franklin's aphorism THEN PLOUGH DEEP WHILE SLUGGARDS SLEEP AND YOU SHALL HAVE CORN TO SELL AND TO KEEP.

Provenance:

  • Stack's
  • George Fuld

This particular example is pictured in Fuld's Franklin & Numsmatics, and Phil Greenslet's The Medals of Franklin

See the very similar girls' version, Seated Girl, with Bust of Mrs. C. Fry,which probably was intended for only the British market.

Item record created Oct. 6, 2008.
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I have the same obverse of the seated boy paired with an obverse from BHM#2293 WM RRR. which shows Queen Victoria & Prince Albert. Which obviously was intended just for the British market.

—constanius, Feb. 2, 2010 at 1:29 p.m.

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