Newton Perkins Medal 1857
Date1918
Mediumbronze; velvet; leather; silk
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions ((a) diameter): 2 1/8in. (5.4cm)
Primary Dimensions ((b) height x width x depth): 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4in. (2.2 × 7 × 7cm)
ClassificationsSocial Events
Credit LineGift of Avis and Rockwell Gardiner
Object number1980.50.1a-b
DescriptionA medal (a) in a leather case (b). The bronze Newton Perkins Medal was awarded to Jennie Lowenberger in 1918 for Latin by the Norwich Free Academy. On the front of the medal is a relief bust of Minerva. The reverse side has laurel wreaths around the border with text in the center.
NotesSubject Note: The Norwich Free Academy was founded in 1854, and is located in Norwich, Connecticut. The school is a privately governed and independently endowed academy.Status
Not on viewJohn Henry Kelso Davis
Noble & Westbrook Division