Medal
- Title:
- Franklin Pierce
- Object Name:
- Medal
- Object ID:
- 1917.019.05
- Creator:
- Ellis, Salathiel (1803-1879)
Artist ; Willson, Joseph (1825-1857)Artist - Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1853
- Description:
- Franklin Pierce Indian Peace Medal. Copper. Obverse: Bust of Franklin Pierce in profile. Name below bust: "S. ELLIS", text around bust: "FRANKLIN PIERCE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / 1853". Reverse: Two figures facing each other against backdrop of an American flag. Figure on left farmer in hat, long shirt/jacket/uniform and pants, has hand on a plow or cane. Figure on right in Plains Indian feather headress and wrapped in a blanket. Plow and ax are between figures. Text in three locking ovals above flag: "LABOR VIRTUE HONOR", name below figures: "J. WILLSON". Made by U.S. Mint (restrike).
- Material:
- Metal
Copper - Dimensions:
- Dia-3 inches
- Provenance:
- Presidential Medal, a.k.a. Treaty Medal, Indian Peace Medal, or Inaugural Medal. Issued by U.S. Mint. Deposited at the New Hampshire Historical Society in 1917 by Kirk D. Pierce. Donated by his daughters, Mary K. and Susan H. Pierce.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mary K. Pierce and Susan H. Pierce
- People:
- Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869), Pierce, Mary K. (1883-1971), Pierce, Susan H. (1880-1974), Ellis, Salathiel (1803-1879), Willson, Joseph (1825-1857), Pierce, Kirk D. (1845-1928)
- Subjects:
- Pierce, Franklin, Indian
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