Sixtieth Anniversary of the Rowfant Club

1952

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Bronze; paper, cardboard, cloth

Container: 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 in. (7.9 × 7.9 × 1.6 cm)
Overall (Medal): 3 in. (7.6 cm)

INV.10221

The Rowfant Club was founded in 1892 in Cleveland, Ohio, and was named for Rowfant, the home of Frederick Locker-Lampson, a nineteenth-century English poet and book collector. The purpose of this bibliophile club was to provide a forum for critical study of books and the publication of privately printed editions for its members.

DescriptionBronze struck medal with obverse showing beaver seated on open book and holding lit candle with open book on either side; legend: "THE ROWFANT CLUB/CLEVELAND." Reverse shows facade of the Rowfant Club building with legend: "SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY/1892-1952." Cream-colored square cardboard case.

Markingsinscription: reverse, in exergue, at right: "W.S." inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. bronze" inscription: case, inside lid, hand-written in blue ink: "to Mr Irving Olds/Pres of Grolier/Club & Member/of Rowfant Club/Greetings &/Best wishes from/Rowfant club/Earl richards/Pres", date at left: "2-29-51[underlined]." inscription: case, inside lid, center, printed in black: "MEDALLIC ART CO./NEW YORK"

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