Andrew Jackson Campaign Medal

medal, presidential
medal, presidential
medal, presidential
Description (Brief):

This presidential campaign medal was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut around 1828. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer that is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and campaign medals.

Description (Brief)

Obverse: Bust of Andrew Jackson facing left. The legend reads: GENl ANDREW JACKSON.

Description (Brief)

Reverse: Two branches ringing a central legend that reads: THE NATION’S GOOD.

Date Made: ca 1828

Depicted: Jackson, AndrewMaker: Scovill Manufacturing Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

See more items in: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing, Military, Industry & Manufacturing, Scovill Manufacturing Collection

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Credit Line: Scovill, Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0296.1217Accession Number: 1981.0296Catalog Number: 1981.0296.1217

Object Name: medal, political

Physical Description: brass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2.35 cm; 15/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0d46-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1382210

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