Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-229
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Historical Artifacts
James Buchanan Indian Peace Medal
Object Number:
1966.140
Date:
1856-1861 or later
Medium:
Gilt bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at left: "S.ELLIS SC."
Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at center: "J.WILLSON"
Description:
Gilt bronze struck medal with obverse depicting clothed bust of James Buchanan facing right, with legend above: "JAMES BUCHANAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." Reverse depicts settler and Native American standing before an American flag; "LABOR," "VIRTUE," and "HONOR" inscribed above on three oval-shaped links of chain-like scroll; field landscape in background.
Credit Line:
Estate of Henry O. Havemeyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
