Medal, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Medal, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1975.597.19
- Creator:
- Barber, William (1807-1879)
Engraver ; Barber, Charles E. (1840-1917)Engraver - Date:
- 1869-1873
- Description:
- Presidential medallion, Ulysses S. Grant, bronze. Obverse: relief bust of Ulysses S. Grant in profile; text around perimeter, "ULYSSES S. GRANT."; text below bust, "W&C. BARBER.I". Reverse: relief image of laurel wreath; text around perimeter, "PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES"; text within wreath, "INAUGURATED / FIRST TERM / MARCH 4, 1869 / SECOND TERM / MARCH 4, 1873".
- Material:
- Metal
Bronze - Dimensions:
- D-0.2 Dia-3 inches
- Provenance:
- Accession 1905.002 contained medals from George Washington to Theodore Roosevelt.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Henry M. Baker
- People:
- Baker, Henry M. (1841-1912), Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), Barber, William (1807-1879), Barber, Charles E. (1840-1917)
- Subjects:
- Medallions, Presidents, Wreaths, Grant, Ulysses S., Laurel wreath
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