Women's Auxiliary of the Massachusetts Civil Service Reform Association Presentation Medal

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Women's Auxiliary of the Massachusetts Civil Service Reform Association Presentation Medal

Frances Grimes (American, 1869–1963)

Gorham Manufacturing Company (active 1865–1961)

Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American (born in Ireland), 1848–1907)

1904–06

Object Place for LabelCornish, New Hampshire

Medium/TechniqueCast bronze

DimensionsOverall: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Rebecca Reynolds

Accession number2003.631

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ClassificationsNumismatics

Collections

Americas

InscriptionsRaised inscriptions include "•E / •PLVRIBUS• / VNVM•" in a banderole above female figure and "•THE•BEST•/ •SHALL• / •SERVE•THE / •STATE•" that flanks figure at knee height. Reverse: In center of pine branch wreath tied with ribbon at bottom is raised inscription "•THE•WOMENS• / •AVXILIARY•OF THE• / MASSACHUSETTS / CIVIL•SERVICE•REFORM / •ASSOCIATION•" and the name "DONALD F. MERRILL" inscribed below in a rectangular cartouche with two knobbed ends.

ProvenanceAcquired 2003 as a gift from a friend to donor. Had been purchased at an antique store on the North Shore about 2001.