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course
was an attractive phase of the twenty-fifth annual exhibit of student
products at Pratt Institute in June, 1908. The exhibits of the class in
jewelry and metal-chasing were displayed in two large glass cases, and
consisted of rings, pendants, bracelets, stick-pins, brooches
scarf-pins, buckles, and hammered copper work.
A
silver medal presented by Mr. Albert M. Kohn of New York City, as a
prize for the most proficient student of the jewelry class, was awarded
by a committee of trustees, who acted as a jury of award, to Mr. Carl
H. Johonnot. The work exhibited by the winner of the medal included a
number of fine pendants, rings, silver spoon, and stick pins.
For
a description of the class in jewelry designing at the Pratt
Institute, and also for excellent photographs of finished work
executed and designed by students of the class of 1908, credit is given
to Mr. Walter Scott Perry, Director of the Department of Fine and
Applied Arts, of the Institute.
The
first class in jewelry, hammered metal, and enamelling was organised in
the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Pratt Institute, in
September, 1900, with Mr. Joseph Aranyi as instructor in day and
evening classes. Mr.
