Columbian Exposition Medal Awarded to Enoch Prouty, 1893
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The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago commemorated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' landing in the Americas. Large exhibition halls were built to display the goods and products of inventors, artists and manufacturers from throughout the world. Officials judged these works against a list of criteria and awarded certificates and bronze medallions. Prouty and Company received this medallion for its printing presses.
The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago commemorated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' landing in the Americas. Large exhibition halls were built to display the goods and products of inventors, artists and manufacturers from throughout the world. Officials judged these works against a list of criteria and awarded certificates and bronze medallions. Prouty and Company received this medallion for its printing presses.
Artifact
Medal
Date Made
1893
Subject Date
1893
Creators
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907
Place of Creation
United States, Connecticut, Waterbury
Creator Notes
Designed by C. E. Barber and Augustus Saint Gaudens. Made by Scovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury, Connecticut.
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On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America
Object ID
00.3.15825
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Bronze (Metal)
Dimensions
Diameter: 3 in
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