Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Andrew Johnson Indian Peace Medal
Object Number:
1966.106
Date:
1865 or later
Medium:
Gilt bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at left: "Pacquet. F."
Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at right: "Pacquet F"
Description:
Gilt bronze struck medal with obverse showing nude bust of Johnson facing right with legend: "ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES"; date below bust truncation, at lower center: "1865." Reverse depicts figures of Native American and Columbia shaking hands in front of the Washington monument inscribed "PEACE" on pedestal.
Credit Line:
Estate of Henry O. Havemeyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
