Collection Highlights
Settee
Date:
ca. 1800
Object Number:
INV.14952
Medium:
Maple, paint
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John C. Fremont Presidential Campaign Medal
Object Number:
INV.3650
Date:
1856-1860
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.8 cm )
Description:
Brass struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of John Fremont facing right with legend: "JOHN.C.FREMONT/FREE SOIL. & FREE SPEECH." Reverse depicts the Great Seal of the United States with legend: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA./31.s."
Gallery Label:
In the late 1830s and early 1840s John C. Fremont, a famous American explorer and prominent politician, explored and surveyed much of the American West, particularly the Oregon Trail. Eventually, he settled in California where he grew wealthy during the Gold Rush of 1848 and became one of the state's first two senators. He was the Republican party's first ever candidate for president in 1856 and ran again in 1860, withdrawing that year in favor of Abraham Lincoln.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
