Holly Bank School. Certificate of Merit Awarded to M. Webber. December 1903.

A framed early 20th-century educational document titled Certificate of Merit from Holly Bank School. The document is awarded to M. Webber of Form V for success in School Examinations and is dated Dec: 1903. The certificate features decorative illuminated scrolling foliage and floral motifs in shades of red, green, and yellow, characteristic of the late Victorian and early Edwardian aesthetic styles. A red printed seal in the upper right corner depicts a classical profile. The document is housed in a period-stained wooden frame. A green printed label on the reverse belongs to the framer and reads: PICTURE FRAMER, GILDER, / OIL & COLOUR / MERCHANT. / HERBERT J. BROWN / 30, / HIGH ST. / BRIDGWATER.
Frame dimensions: 22.5 cm x 18 cm.