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Thomas Jefferson Indian Peace Medal

Artist: John Matthias Reich, American, born Germany, 1768-1833
Medium: Silver
Place Made: USA
Dates: ca. 1801
Dimensions: Diameter: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 49.135.4
Credit Line: Gift of F. Ethel Wickham in memory of her father, W. Hull Wickham
Image: Front, 49.135.4_front_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008

Catalogue Description: Silver peace medal or "gorget." Circular medallion with molded outer edge, struck in low relief. Obverse: bust of Thomas Jefferson with legend "TH. JEFFERSON PRESIDENT OF THE US AD 1801". Reverse: two clasped hands, one with medal wristband and one with buttoned cuff, crossed pipe and tomahawk above, surrounding legend "PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP." Top has double loop for chain attachment. CONDITION: Good.

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