Taylor Portrait Medal and Clipping
- Title:
- Taylor Portrait Medal and Clipping
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Taylor, Zachary, American (1784-1850), General/Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1847-1848
- Election Date:
- 1848
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0010a
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0010a.jpg
- Political Party:
- Whig
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
portraits
medals
ephemera (general object genre)
clippings (information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Striking (metalworking)
Plating (metal coating)
Halftone - Subject:
- Portraits
Medals
Clippings
Taylor, Zachary
Politics
Promotional materials
Generals
Busts
Profile portraits
Mexican War
Battles - Measurement:
- 10.16 x 6.35 (Clipping) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Plated Taylor portrait medal celebrates Taylor's victories in the Mexican War. Clipping is a halftone reproduction from a secondary source. The Taylor snuff boxes (2214.BB0235), pewter hand mirrors (2214.BB0236 and 2214.BB0237), and lithographic portrait medallion (2214.BB0238) have been cataloged separately.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.