Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 56 17 Mar 2021
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World Medals, USA, Harvard University, Hasty Pudding Club, founded 1795, octagonal silver member's medal, 1885, named to 'Ezra P. Mills '85', Sphinx to l., above name engraved in oval cartouche CONCORDIA DISCORS, rev. hands hold bowl and spoon over pudding pot, very fine and rare
The Hasty Pudding Club was founded on September 1, 1795, by Horace Binney (then aged 15) and is the oldest collegiate social club in America. It was established.with the idea of bringing undergraduates together in friendship, conversation, and camaraderie. A Hasty Pudding is a form of porridge made with 'Indian' corn and two members had to provide a pot for each meeting. The medal's recipient was possibly Ezra P. Mills, born 1864, in Massachusetts.
The Hasty Pudding Club was founded on September 1, 1795, by Horace Binney (then aged 15) and is the oldest collegiate social club in America. It was established.with the idea of bringing undergraduates together in friendship, conversation, and camaraderie. A Hasty Pudding is a form of porridge made with 'Indian' corn and two members had to provide a pot for each meeting. The medal's recipient was possibly Ezra P. Mills, born 1864, in Massachusetts.