School Reward of Merit, 1850-1900
THF237104 / School Reward of Merit, 1850-1900
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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
1850-1900
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.0.19.28
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Hand coloring
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Width: 3.75 in
Inscriptions
REWARD OF MERIT |
How lovely, how charming, the sight, |
When children their teacher obey; |
The angels look down with delight, |
This beautiful scene to survey. |
To Benj. La[illegible] |
From N. Henry Teacher
Keywords |
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