The medal's obverse bears cotton gin surrounded by wreath of cotton branches within border of twisted cotton lengths and beaded rim. Around, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COTTON MANUFACTURERS; above gin, FOUNDED / · 1854 · ; under gin, INCORPORATED / DEC. 1894
The reverse bears spread eagle at bottom with laurel and oak forming wreath behind. In center field, engraved dedication: TO / ROBERT MARTIN GREGG / A GRADUATE OF / BRADFORD DURFEE / TEXTILE SCHOOL / FOR HIGHEST / EXCELLENCE / JUNE · 8 · 1933; on streamer under eagle's wings, A - 18 - 99 - D
This medal harkens back to the days when the south coast of New England was a powerhouse of textile manufacturing. The National Textile Association traces its history to 1854, the founding date of the Hampden County (Massachusetts) Cotton Spinners' Association, subsequently renamed the New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association (1865). The organization was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on December 1, 1894 and became the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers in April, 1906.
Bradford Durfee Textile School was a college in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was chartered in 1895, incorporated in 1899 and opened its doors in 1904.
The circular medal measures 63.7mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Gorham Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island. No mintage is reported.