Golden Graduate Award, PCPS

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Golden Graduate Award, PCPS

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2011.1.4

Description

The golden Graduate Award is shaped like a piece of laboratory glassware, commemorating the Golden Anniversary of Thawley's graduation from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. This award was presented to him in 1988

Category

PCP memorabilia, commemoratives

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.2011.1

Source or Donor

Tom Thawley

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Tom Thawley on behalf of his father William A. Thawley (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, class of 1938), 2011

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Philadephia College of Pharmacy and Science

Date made

1988

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

From base

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Diameter

2-9/16 in

Circumference

4 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

These items belonged to William A. Thawley (PCP, Class of 1938), the father of the donor. The award, shaped like a piece of laboratory glassware, commemorates the Golden Anniversary of Thawley's graduation, and so was presented to him in 1988. The needlepoint (PCP.2011.1.2) is a reproduction of the U.S. postage stamp (#1473) issued in November, 1972 to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the founding of the American Pharmaceutical Association; it pictures a mortar and pestle, the Bowl of Hygieia [for which see the print at the exhibition entrance], and 19th-century medicine bottles.