• Title
  Item 02: Geelong College medal awarded to G. E. Morrison for scripture, 1876
• Call number
  SAFE/R 644/Item b
  
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  1876
• Type of material
  Medals
• Reference code
  1195421
• Physical Description
  1 medal with ribbon - gold - 5.4 cm diameter
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Morrison was educated at Geelong College, Victoria where his father George Morrison was headmaster. This medal was presented to fourteen year old George Ernest Morrison in 1876 for coming first in the Scripture History examination. It was specially purchased and presented by Hugh McVean (sometimes spelt MacVean) Esq. of Strathveen-Cressy who was a local cattle farmer, horse breeder, trustee for the Presbyterian Church for land in Cressy, and donor to the local hospital.
  
  Reference:
  Trove http://trove.nla.gov.au
• Scope and Content
  1 gold medal, 5.4 cm in diameter, with blue ribbon:
  Obverse : the legend 'Presented / By / Hugh McVean Esq. / Strathvean' above an open book
  Reverse : the legend 'First Prize for Scripture / George E. Morrison / Geelong College'
  This gold medal, handcrafted and engraved by an unknown maker, consists of a round disc surrounded by a chased gold Scottish thistle and oak leaf wreath. A ring is set within the disc and linked with another ring to provide the means for the ribbon to be attached to the medal. It is designed to be hung around the neck using a royal blue ribbon, of which only a remnant remains.
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• General note
  
  Item description and biographical history by Lisa Chavez, Intern, Research & Discovery Branch, December 2016
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1319131
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Morrison, George Ernest, 1862-1920
  
• Name
  Geelong College (Geelong, Vic.)
  
• Subject
  Medals--Victoria.
  
• Topic
  medals
  prizes & awards
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE1202002

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