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- Notes:
- A new machine, "No. 3," for the Rose Engraving Company, 609 Myrtle NW, made by Winfield H. Smith, Inc. of Springville. NY.
- Date Created:
- 1937-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A new machine, "No. 3," for the Rose Engraving Company, 609 Myrtle NW, made by Winfield H. Smith, Inc. of Springville. NY. This photo shows the company's name and logo.
- Date Created:
- 1937-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A row of nine new machines, "No. 3," for the Rose Engraving Company, 609 Myrtle NW, made by Winfield H. Smith, Inc. of Springville. NY.
- Date Created:
- 1937-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- A row of nine new machines, "No. 3," for the Rose Engraving Company, 609 Myrtle NW, made by Winfield H. Smith, Inc. of Springville. NY.
- Date Created:
- 1937-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Description:
- The earrings are likely to be gold as it would be unwise to chase plated metal so deeply.These do appear to be chased.Chasing is the process which literally removes metal in order to create decoration as opposed to engraving in which metal is pushed aside as the engraving tool works on the surface.These are somewhat difficult to date and it is unclear if they are American; however, a date of circa 1880 places the pair with other engraved/chased examples popular at this time as seen in New York wholesalers' catalogs from the period.
- Date Issued:
- [1875 TO 1885]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Description:
- It is particularly interesting that this medal was presented to a young lady.We do not know about Rev. Carll's Academy, however, it is plausible that it was a female academy.Female academies were established after the American Revolution, particularly in the early nineteenth century, for training future wives and mothers for rearing literate citizens of the New Republic.These schools included traditional subjects such as religion (note that this is Rev. Carll's Academy and surely emphasized religion), history, some arithmetic and reading. Most also included instruction in some kinds of women's domestic crafts such as needlework, sewing, darning, etc. as domesticity was an essential skill as well.There is an Eleanor Potts listed in census records born about 1812 in Pennsylvania; this medal was purchased in Pennsylvania and this may be the original owner of the medal.Research pending.
- Date Issued:
- 1829-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Date Issued:
- [1861 TO 1871]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Notes:
- 31 p. 23 1/2cm. and Originally published in the "City."
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- New York,: F. Keppel and Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Library