Medal, Commemorative

Object Name:

Medal, Commemorative

Object ID:

1975.597.16

Creator:

Ellis, Salathiel (1803-1879); Willson, Joseph (1825-1857)

Date:

1857

Description:

Presidential medallion, James Buchanan, brone. Obverse: relief bust of James Buchanan in profile; text around perimeter, "JAMES BUCHANAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / 1857"; text below bust "S. ELLIS SC." Reverse: relief image of standing soldier on left and standing Indian on right, with axe and plow in foreground and American flag and landscape in background; text at top, "LABOR VIRTUE HONOR"; text at bottom, "J. WILLSON".

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), Buchanan, James (1791-1868)

Subjects:

Medallions, Presidents, Native Americans, Indians of North America, Indian man, Plows, Axes, Buchanan, James, American flag