1878 Caroline Granger's Prize Quilt Medal
date: label: date made
content: 1878
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: The New England Agricultural Society medal was awarded to Mrs. Joseph (Caroline) Granger at the 1878 New England and Worcester Agricultural Fairs. One side of the bronze medal has animals with "New England Agricultural Society" around the edge. The other side has; "AWARDED TO [inscribed] Mrs. Joseph Granger for the best Crib Quilt" also "WORCESTER MASS 1878". A certificate with the medal from the office of New England Agricultural Society, dated "Boston, November 1st, 1878" states: "This is to Certify, That Mrs. Joseph Granger Worcester Mass received a Bronze medal awarded at the New England and Worcester Agricultural Fairs, held in the City of Worcester, Mass. September, 1878, for the best Crib Quilt." Signed Daniel Needham, Secretary.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
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content: Textiles
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content: Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Edwin P. Meyer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T16317.00B
label: catalog number
content: T16317.00B
label: accession number
content: 302043
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal, award
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 7/8 in; 4.7625 cm