Medal, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Medal, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1975.597.15
- Creator:
- Ellis, Salathiel (1803-1879); Willson, Joseph (1825-1857)
- Date:
- 1850
- Description:
- Presidential medallion, Millard Fillmore, bronze. Obverse: relief bust of Millard Fillmore in profile; text around perimeter, "MILLARD FILLMORE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / 1850"; text below bust, "S.ELLIS". 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
- Subjects:
- Medallions, Presidents, Fillmore, Millard, Indians, Native Americans, American flag, Plows, Axes
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