Certificate of Merit
Certificate of Merit
dated 1895 (made)
dated 1895 (made)
Certificate of Merit, of landscape proportions, colour-printed, with
gilding. The certicate shows a female figure in classical dress
(probably Fame) with a sunburst behind her and holding a trumpet and
laurel wreaths. The central panel is surrounded with flowering
branches, a beehive, a ringing bell, books and a globe, and reads
"Certificate of Merit Presented to" and is inscribed "Amy Piercy for
Attendance and Conduct. Christmas/ 95".
gilding. The certicate shows a female figure in classical dress
(probably Fame) with a sunburst behind her and holding a trumpet and
laurel wreaths. The central panel is surrounded with flowering
branches, a beehive, a ringing bell, books and a globe, and reads
"Certificate of Merit Presented to" and is inscribed "Amy Piercy for
Attendance and Conduct. Christmas/ 95".
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Certificate of Merit (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Certificate of Merit; Anglo-Austrian, dated 1895 |
| Physical description | Certificate of Merit, of landscape proportions, colour-printed, with gilding. The certicate shows a female figure in classical dress (probably Fame) with a sunburst behind her and holding a trumpet and laurel wreaths. The central panel is surrounded with flowering branches, a beehive, a ringing bell, books and a globe, and reads "Certificate of Merit Presented to" and is inscribed "Amy Piercy for Attendance and Conduct. Christmas/ 95". |
| Dimensions | Height: 15.5 cm Width 2: 19.4 cm |
| Marks and inscriptions | JOHN MARSHALL & CO ; (also see below) |
| Credit line | Given by Eileen A. Brock |
| Object history | References: Awarded to the donor's mother, Amy Kate Grahame Piercy (b.1882) who attended a school run by her elder sister Henrietta Lucy Piercy (Hettie). |
| Production | Made by: JOHN MARSHALL & CO English design, printed in Austria |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.693-1993 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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