Examination certificate
Maclure & Macdonald
Category
Education objects
Date
circa 1880
Materials
Paper and cardboard
Measurements
202 mm (width); 238 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670805
Summary
A certificate awarded by the School Board for London to Richard Fairbairn of Holland Street School on 19th January 1880 in recognition of passing 'the Examination of Her Majesty's Inspector in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic according to the Fourth Standard'. The name, school name, date and standard number are handwritten in black ink. The certificate is printed mainly in black on a white background, with the writing in an arch-shaped space near the centre, which has an ornate border incorporating two children with drawing boards, swags of foliage entwined with ribbons, leafy scrolls and swans, a coat of arms and the 'School Board Of London' badge on a light brown background. The printers' details are at the lower edge.
Provenance
'Derbyshire Museum Service History of Education Collection' - a collection established by Derbyshire Museum Service (through gifts from individuals, Derbyshire schools and purchases) in the 1940s and stored at Sudbury Hall from the early 1970s to 2012. The National Trust managed the collection between 1991 and 2012 when legal ownership was transferred from Derbyshire County Council to the National Trust. Archival records information - "The collection was established as a result of isolated gifts in the 1940's, and the 'savings' of certain school records (now passed to County Records) during wartime paper salvage." "During the 1950s it was L.E.A. practice to hold an Easter Course for teachers, and the County (Derbyshire) Museum arranged a special exhibition for teach course. As by the mid 1950s quite a collection had already accumulated, it was decided to produce an exhibition on the history of education with special reference to Derbyshire. Consequently, further material was purchased, from which items were selected. The exhibition was subsequently shown at a number of centres, and after disbandment, additions continued to be made with the aim of eventually producing a reconstructed classroom as a base for research. The Derby Bishop Lonsdale College of Education has frequently made use of the collection in various ways."
Marks and inscriptions
At the lower edge of the back: '8.X.53/2' At the lower edge of the back: 'DERBYSHIRE / ED. CTTEE. / MUSEUM'
Makers and roles
Maclure & Macdonald , printer