Columbian Exposition Medal Awarded to Enoch Prouty, 1893

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Medal

Date Made

1893

Subject Date

1893

Creator Notes

Designed by C. E. Barber and Augustus Saint Gaudens. Made by Scovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury, Connecticut.

Location

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