SML-5 & SML-6 John & Mrs. Harvard
SML-25
& SML-26
JOHN HARVARD & MRS. HARVARD
SML-5 & SML-6 John
& Mrs. Harvard
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| reference numbers | SML-25: John
Harvard (no title) (AL) SML-25A: John Harvard (title in base) (M) SML-26: Mrs. Harvard (no title) (AL) SML-26A: Mrs. Harvard (title in base) (M) |
| description | small figures of John Harvard and his wife |
| dimensions | SML-25: height = 3 inches; SML-26: height = 2 3/4 inches |
| topics | Topics: Art
& Sculpture Reproductions Couples-2
figures Famous People Schools, etc. Series: None |
| related or similar items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-25:
1940-1945/- SML-25A: 1946-1958/- SML-26: 1940-1945/- SML-26A: - 1946-1958/- |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | not applicable |
| era first introduced. | Arlington |
| value range | SML-25: 50/80 SML-25A: 50/80 SML-26: 50/80 SML-26A: 50/80 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | Values of Marblehead era items tend to be somewhat less than values of the same items from the Arlington era. |
GENERAL INFORMATION. John Harvard (1607-1638) was chief founder of Harvard University (named after him in 1638). He immigrated in 1637 from Southwark, England to Charlestown, Massachusetts (then the Massachusetts Bay Colony). He was assistant tot he pastor and teaching elder of Charlestown's First Church. He bequeathed £780 (half of his estate) and his library of 320 volumes toward the founding of the new college. This gift immortalized his name in American education.
From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.
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