Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Andrew Johnson Indian Peace Medal
Object Number:
INV.3471
Date:
1866
Medium:
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:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing nude bust of Andrew Johnson facing right, with legend: "ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES/1865." Reverse shows bust of George Washington atop altar inscribed "PEACE", with America to the right and, in the guise of Columbia, shaking hands with a Native American chief; implements of war and peace in the background.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
