Die for the Boylston medical prize medal depicting Ward Nicholas Boylston, ca. 1819-1832.

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Die for the Boylston medical prize medal depicting Ward Nicholas Boylston, ca. 1819-1832.

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This collection contains a metal circular die, counterdie, and two rings used to create the Boylston Medical Dissertation Prize medal. One ring is cracked. The intaglio engraving on the die obverse depicts a profile bust of Ward Nicholas Boylston with a border inscription: "W. N. BOLYSTON SCHOLÆ MEDICINÆ FUNDATOR". There is a cinquefoil design in the outer border after "FUNDATOR." The signature of the engraver is located in very small letters below the bust: "W. WYON SC:". One of the metal rings is engraved "G. STIMPSON." The original painting used for the design of Boylston's profile was created by artist Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), and the engraving was made in London by William Wyon (1795-1851), a noted English engraver, who became the chief engraver at the Royal Mint in 1828.

.1 cubic feet (1 box containing two metal dies and two rings) : diameter of circular engraving on die: 45mm.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Boylston, Ward Nicholas, 1749-1828

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Harvard Medical School.

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Wyon, William, 1795-1851

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English engraver and medallist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : n.p., [London], to P. Melvill, 1848 Apr. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584414 Ward Nicholas Boylston (1749-1828), a Harvard benefactor, was born Ward Hallowell in Boston on November 22, 1749. In 1770, Boylston changed his name to Ward Nicholas Boylston in honor of his maternal uncle Nicholas Boylston. In the 1770s, Boylston traveled through Europe before settling in London in 1775 as a ...

Stimpson, G.,

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Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828

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