1857 The South Carolina Institute Silver Agricultural Award Medal
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1857 The South Carolina Institute - Agricultural Award Medal.
Silver/ 48 mm
Engraved by William Keenan
Awarded to Thomas H. Deas for the "Best Chinese Caned & Sorgho Molasses"
A very scarce early medal from South Carolina.
The Institute was founded in Charleston in 1849 and was incorporated in 1850, holding its first fair in that year. The full name of the organization was The South Carolina Institute for the Promotion of Art, Mechanical Ingenuity, and Industry.
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