Zachary Taylor Campaign Medal

Description (Brief):

This presidential campaign medal was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut around 1847. 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 campaign medals.

Description (Brief)

Obverse: Bust of Zachary Taylor facing forward. Legend reads: MAJOR ZACHARY TAYLOR/ HERO OF PALO ALTO, RESACA DE LA PALMA, MONTEREY AND BUENA VISTA. 1847.

Description (Brief)

Reverse: Eagle with shield carrying an olive branch and three arrows. Legend reads: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1847.

Date Made: ca 1847

Depicted: Taylor, ZacharyMaker: Scovill Manufacturing Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

Related Event: Presidential Campaign of 1848

Subject:

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Credit Line: Scovill, Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0296.1215Accession Number: 1981.0296Catalog Number: 1981.0296.1215

Object Name: medal, political

Physical Description: brass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2.5 cm; in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0d44-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1382208

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