Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Luce Center
Major General Zachary Taylor Military Medallion
Object Number:
INV.2657
Date:
1849
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 1/2 in. ( 8.9 cm )
Marks:
inscription: obverse, below bust truncation at left: "C.C.WRIGHT.F."
inscription: obverse, at lower center: "E.ELLIS.DEL."
inscription: reverse, at lower left: "F.A.SMITH DEL:"
inscription: reverse, lower right: "C.C.WRIGHT SCULP:"
Description:
Bronze struck medallion, with obverse showing nude bust of Zachary Taylor facing right with oak and laurel branches beneath; legend: "MAJOR GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR/RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS: MAY 9.1848." Reverse shows battle scene encircled by two serpents, with sprays of cactus and oak below; legend: "BUENA VISTA FEB. 22. & 23. 1847."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Henry O. Havemeyer, 1965
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
