DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, Executive Mansion letterhead, January 31, 1853. Document presented to F. Emerson of Boston, informing him that a jury with “the Exhibition of the Works of All Nations, at London, in the year 1851, in consideration of your having exhibited specimens of ship ventilators - has awarded you an Exhibitor’s Medal, Certificate and a copy of the Reports of the Juries.” The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations was held in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, from May 1 to October, 15 1851. It was the first international exhibition of manufactured products and was enormously influential on the development of many aspects of society including art and design education, international trade and relations, and even tourism. The Exhibition also set the precedent for the many international exhibitions which followed during the next hundred years. In fine condition, with several storage folds, tape reinforcement to two small separations on reverse and a small pencil notation to bottom. R&R COA.
