Culture/People:

Non-Indian; thought to have been used by the Wyandot  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Joseph Richardson, Jr. (JR), Non-Indian, 1752-1831  Search this

Previous owner:

Joseph A. Stevens, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

George Washington peace medal dated 1792

Media/Materials:

Silver medal

Techniques:

Struck/minted, engraved

Dimensions:

14.8 x 9.9 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Philadelphia; Philadelphia County; Pennsylvania; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1792

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by Joseph A. Stevens (Massillon, Ohio) at an estate sale circa 1959; purchased by MAI from Joseph Stevens in 1960.

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Catalog Number:

22/8915

Barcode:

228915.000

See related items:

Non-Indian

Wyandot

Adornment/Jewelry

On View:

NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Serious Diplomacy

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67c2aead3-a64c-4f13-a201-caef71c9ea7a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_243936