Material Type

Artifact

Date

1925

Materials

SILVER PLATE

No. Pieces

1

Height

32.2

Diameter

9.8

Description

SILVER PLATED VASE-SHAPED TROPHY. PEDESTAL BASE, WITH LONG TAPERED BODY. CUT-OUT LEAF/FLORAL DESIGN WITH SCALLOPED EDGE AS TOP BORDER, 3CM WIDE. ENGRAVED ON SIDE OF TROPHY "MICHIGAN LAYING CONTEST HIGH HEN WINTER PRODUCTION 1924-1925 WON BY WINTER EGG FARM". SURFACE TARNISHED THROUGHOUT. INTERIOR OF BASE STAMPED "V213".

Subjects

PERSONAL SYMBOL

Historical Association

COMMEMORATIVE

AGRICULTURE

History

DONOR ACQUIRED TWO YEARS AGO, AFTER FRIEND'S DEATH (MRS. ETHYL DYKES, WIFE OF JOHN DYKES -- ORIGINAL OWNERS). FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ALBERT TOWNSEND OF LETHBRIDGE (12B ST./9TH AVE S.).

Catalogue Number

P19990008000

Acquisition Date

1999-07

Collection

Museum

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