Methodism Centenary Children’s Medal
date: label: date made
content: late 19th century
label: date on object
content: 1866
name: label: maker
content: Scovill Manufacturing Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut produced this commemorative medal during the late 19th century. Scovill was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer that is still in business today. Scovill is an important example of early American industrial manufacturing that adapted armory machines to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and medals.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse: Bust of Francis Asbury facing forward. The legend reads: CENTENARY OF AMERICAN METHODISM./ 1866/ FRANCIS ASBURY.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse: Wreath around the center. The legend reads: SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME UNTO ME/ CHILDREN'S MEDAL.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
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content: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Scovill Manufacturing Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Scovill, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0296.1519
label: accession number
content: 1981.0296
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0296.1519
objectType: label: Object Name
content: token
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: white metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 cm; 1 3/16 in