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Title |
Quilt Awarded to Mrs. E.C. Foster for Silk Quilt and Table Cover, 1860 |
Object Name |
Medal, Prize |
Description |
Quilt Award Medal, 1860. Copper eighth-inch thick medallion has embossed text around the border of one side that reads, "MASSACHUSETTS CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION / FOUNDED 1795 INCOR. 1806." Inside this is a floral border separated by four small ovals with embossed images depicting an arm holding a mallet, an eagle with a shield, a city and a figure of an archer. Inscribed in the center is text that reads, "AWARD TO / Mrs. F. C. Foster. / FOR / SILK QUILT / AND / TABLE COVER. / EXHIBITION OF / 1860." Embossed on other side is a seated female figure. Her right knee is raised with her right elbow resting on it and her right hand under her chin. Below her left arm, which is resting on her left leg, is a shield with text at top that reads, "BE JUST AND" above an embossed image of a man's muscled arm coming out of a cloud and holding some type of mallet. A ribbon below the shield is embossed with the words, "FEAR NOT." In the background behind the woman's right foot is a steam train on a bridge. The woman's foot rests on an anvil with scattered tools all around. Embossed text beneath imagery reads, "F.N. MITCHELL SC." Medallion is housed in a dark brown small leatherette "book" lined with maroon velvet inside a page that has a round cut-out to hold it. Booklet slides into a paper leatherette box sleeve for storage. |
Date |
1860 |
Creator |
Mitchell, Francis N. |
Role |
Engraver |
Catalog Number |
0002.326 |
Dimensions |
H-2 W-2 D-0.125 inches |
Dimension Details |
2 x 2 x .125 (coin); .75 x 2.875 x 3.5 (case closed); 1.625 x 2.875 x 7 (case open) |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"F.N. MITCHELL SC." (embossed text below large figure); "MASSACHUSETTS CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION / FOUNDED 1795 INCOR.1806" (embossed text circling within outer edge of one side); "AWARD TO / Mrs. F.C.Foster / FOR / SILK QUILT / AND / TABLE COVER. / EXHIBITION OF / 1860" (inscribed into center of one side) |
Provenance |
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Award to Mrs. F.C. Foster for silk quilt and table cover in the Exhibition of 1860. |
Notes |
[http://www.mcma1795.us/] " Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (MCMA) was founded in 1795, with Paul Revere as it’s first president, and incorporated in 1806. It’s founding members had met initially to address the problem of runaway apprentices, but ultimately established MCMA as an organization committed to promote the mechanical arts and provide funds for members’ widows and families." |
Search Terms |
Awards Exhibitions Foster, Mrs. E.C. Mitchell, Francis N. Quilt Quilts Tables |
Subjects |
Awards Coins Exhibitions Mechanics (Persons) Medals Quilting Quilts Tables |
People |
Foster, Mrs. E.C. Mitchell, Francis N. |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Miss Cora Clute |