Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
1949.066.003 |
Object Name |
Award |
Collection |
Schools |
Credit line |
Estate of Miss Mary R. deVou through James L. deVou III |
Date |
1884 |
Made |
Key & Co. |
Description |
Award medal for the best examination in English grammer awarded to Mary R. de Vou. One side has a profile bust of Athena surrounded by text: "Scientia est Potentia / The Adams Prize." The reverse is engraved with text: "Awarded to / Mary R. de Vou / for the Best Examination / in English Grammar / in Public School / No. 1 / Wilmington, Del. / June 1884." |
Dimensions |
W-0.098 Dia-1.5 inches |
Dimension Details |
38.0 mm x 2.5 mm |
Owned |
Mary R. de Vou |
Provenance |
Mary Ruth deVou ( 1868-1949) was the daughter of James Laird deVou II and Mary Yarnall deVou of Wilmington. She was a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement in Delaware and was also affiliated with numerous other local civic organizations, including the New Century Club, the Natural History Society of Delaware, and the local chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. |
Subjects |
Awards Examinations Grammar Schools |
Search Terms |
Awards Examinations Schools Wilmington Nineteenth Century Mary de Vou Adams Prize Key & Co. Key & Company |
Material |
Brass |
Place of Origin |
Philadelphia, PA |