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Medal
1916
Description
This circular bronze medal was awarded to Clarence A. Lawton by the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers upon his graduation from the Bradford Durfee Textile School in 1916. The obverse side of the medal depicts a cotton gin surrounded by a wreath of cotton plants. A ring of cotton skeins encircles the outer edge. Text engraved on the reverse side reads “To Clarence Allen Lawton / Fall River, Massachusetts / For Highest Excellence / The Bradford Durfee Textile School / May 21, 1916.” During his career, Lawton worked as a textile plant manager, researcher, designer, and quality control engineer. This object is one of a large group transferred to Winterthur from the American Textile History Museum when it closed in 2017.
Category
Metals
Materials
- Bronze
Museum Object Number
2017.0043.017 B
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Janet Olney
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Object Number
2017.0043.017 B
Object Name
Medal
Category
Metals - American Textile History Museum Collection
Date
1916
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Obverse
Inscription: "THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COTTON MANUFACTURERS" in relief
Type: Inscription
Location: Obverse, upper center
Inscription: "FOUNDED / 1854" in low relief
Type: Inscription
Location: Obverse, lower center
Inscription: "INCORPORATED / DEC. 1, 1894" in low relief
Type: Inscription
Location: Reverse
Inscription: "TO / CLARENCE ALLEN LAWTON / FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS. / FOR HIGHEST EXCELLENCE / THE BRADFORD DURFEE / TEXTILE SCHOOL / MAY 21, 1916." engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Reverse, on ribbon behind eagle
Inscription: "A. / D. / 18 / 99" in relief
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Bronze
Dimensions (inches)
0.2 (H) x 2.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
0.4 (H) x 6.3 (Diam)