School Reward of Merit Given to James Grattan by His Teacher, Miss Carman, circa 1870
THF237092 / School Reward of Merit Given to James Grattan by His Teacher, Miss Carman, circa 1870
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Artifact Overview
During the nineteenth-century, teachers recognized students with paper "rewards of merit." These small tokens commended a student's excellent work, perfect attendance, good behavior or other noteworthy accomplishment. Some contained simple handwritten sentiments from the teacher to the pupil. Many were printed and colorful, with space available to write in the student's name as well as their own.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Reward of merit
Date Made
circa 1870
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Engraved by N. Orr & Co., New York, New York.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.0.19.22
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Engraving (Printing process)
Hand coloring
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3 in
Width: 6.75 in
Inscriptions
REWARD OF MERIT |
Presented to James Grattan |
By Miss Carmen Teacher |
N. Orr-Co.
Keywords |
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