Medal
- Title:
- Franklin Pierce, President of the United States
- Object Name:
- Medal
- Object ID:
- 2017.012
- Creator:
- Ellis, Salathiel (1803-1879); Willson, Joseph (1825-1857)
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1853
- Description:
- Franklin Pierce Indian Peace Medal. Cast copper. Obverse: bust of Franklin Pierce in profile; name on outer edge below bust: "S. ELLIS"; text around bust: "FRANKLIN PIERCE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / 1853"; designed by Salathiel Ellis (1803-1879). 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 headdress 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"; designed by Joseph Willson (1825-1857).
- Material:
- Metal
Copper - Dimensions:
- D-0.3 Dia-3 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from John Kraljevich Americana at a sale in Baltimore on March 3, 2017, with funds provided by Q. David Bowers.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by Q. David Bowers
- People:
- Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869)
- Subjects:
- Pierce, Franklin, Peace, Peace treaties, Indian man, Indians of North America, Plows, Axes
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