SML-116 Mary Lyon
SML-116 Mary Lyon
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| reference numbers | SML-116: Mary Lyon (M) |
| description | Mary Lyon standing by table. |
| dimensions | height = 3 inches |
| topics and series | Topics: Famous
People Schools,
etc. Series: none |
| related items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
1948/1948/- |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | private issue for Mount Holyoke College, 750 issued |
| era first introduced. | Sebastian |
| value range | 175/225 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. Mary Lyon was the founder of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. School officials requested a Sebastian Miniature depicting Mary Lyon for their use in fund-raising activities.
Baston portrayed her lecturing before a group on the benefits of education for a young woman. She has a green cloth bag, with which she always carried home the money.From The Sebastian Miniature Collection by Dr. Glenn S. Johnson.
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