Frémont Campaign and Commemorative Items
- Title:
- Frémont Campaign and Commemorative Items
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Medalist:
- Kilényi, Gyula
F.B.S. & H.
De Quélin, René Théophile
Ball, Black & Co.
Paquet, Anthony C. (1814-1882)
- Political Figure:
- Lincoln, Abraham, American (1809-1865), President
Frémont, John Charles, American (1813-1890), Presidential Candidate
Dayton, William L., American (1807-1864), 1856 Vice-Presidential Candidate
Cochrane, John, American (1813-1898), 1864 Vice-Presidential Candidate
Jackson, Andrew, American (1767-1845), President
- Date:
- ca. 1856-1929
- Election Date:
- 1856
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0015
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0015_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
medals
portraits
ephemera (general object genre)
clippings (information artifacts)
costume by form
pendants (companion pieces)
Medallions (Medals) - Materials/Techniques:
- Copper alloy
Striking (metalworking)
Plating (metal coating)
Halftone - Subject:
- Medals
Medallions (Medals)
Portraits
Clippings
Pendants
Dayton, William L.
Politics
Promotional materials
Frémont, John Charles
Cochrane, John
Jackson, Andrew
Busts
Profile portraits
Wreaths
Slavery
Progress
Civil rights
Stars
American flags
Soldiers
American Civil War
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Democracy
Frémont, Jessie Benton
Globes
Freedom
Military personnel
Rocky Mountains
Constitution of the United States
White House, Washington, District of Columbia
Surveyors
Women
Bears
California
Sailing ships
Steamships
Scientists
Explorers
Native Americans
Dogs
Centennials
Republican Party
Guns
Jackson, Michigan
Oak leaves
Woods
Birds
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 - Measurement:
- 20.32 x 30.48 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Assemblage contains 1856 Frémont-Dayton campaign items (including pieces by F.B.S. & H.
Ball, Black & Co.
and Anthony C. Paquet)
one 1864 Frémont-Cochrane medal
a 1929 Jackson, Michigan, centennial medallion by Gyula Kilényi in part celebrating the founding of the Republican Party
a Frémont/California Republic medallion by René Théophile De Quélin
and a 20th century halftone portrait reproduction. The Jessie's Choice reference on one of the 1856 campaign medals refers to Frémont's wife, Jessie Benton Frémont. - 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.