Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Dublin, Masonic Female Orphan School of Ireland, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, frontal elevation of the school, rev. wreath, named (Awarded to Josephine Wellesley Calcott for Vocal Music, 1890), 39mm. About extremely fine, toned (£70-90)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Irish Medals in Gold and Silver from the Collection of James Spencer.

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The Masonic Female Orphan School of Ireland was founded in 1792 to educate the daughters of deceased Freemasons. In 1881 a new school building was opened on Merrion road, Dublin