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)
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
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.
Object number1980.50.1a-b
Markings(a) Recto, inscribed: "THE NORWICH FREE ACADEMY/ NEWTON PERKINS MEDAL 1857."(a) Verso, inscribed and engraved: "AWARDED/ TO/ Jennie Lowenberger/ THE STUDENT OF MOST/ PROFICIENCY IN/ Latin/ 1918."
(b) Printed in black on white silk on inside cover of case: "C. G. BRAXMAR CO./ JEWELERS/ 10 & 12 MAIDEN LANE/ NEW YORK."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.
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John Henry Kelso Davis
Noble & Westbrook Division
