1793/00/00 George Washington Peace Medal
Title
1793/00/00 George Washington Peace Medal
Date
1793
Creator
Richardson, Joseph
Provenance
This medal was purchased by the Pennsylvania Historical Society from Charles Calem Cresson in 1889 and was later transferred to the Atwater Kent Museum.
Confirmation that this medal was presented to Tarhe (The Crane) during the 1795 Treaty of Greenville negotiations requires further research. See: 1795 Treaty of Greenville medal. Item no. 9.
Confirmation that this medal was presented to Tarhe (The Crane) during the 1795 Treaty of Greenville negotiations requires further research. See: 1795 Treaty of Greenville medal. Item no. 9.
Description
Engraved sheet of coin silver. Attached raised rim around with soldered suspension loop (placed at a right angle to the face of the medal) above.
Dimensions: 105 x 149 mm [middle size]
Obverse Two leafless tree trunks and a fir tree shelter an Indian leader wearing a headdress with four feathers. His upper torso is bare save a necklace with a medal around his neck. He smokes a long peace pipe. Curls of smoke rise from his mouth and the pipe bowl. His right arm is extended as if he has just dropped a tomahawk which lies on the ground behind his right foot. To the right President George Washington in a general's uniform and sword extends his hand as if to touch the pipe. Washington's left hand rests on his hip. A farmer in the background tills a field with a plow and yoke of oxen. A farm house can be seen in the far right distance beneath a rolling hill. Engraved below in two lines: GEORGE WASHINGTON/PRESIDENT 1793. Hallmark: Relief JR [Joseph Richardson, Jr., Philadelphia] in incuse square.
Reverse Heraldic eagle holding palm branch (in proper right claw) and arrows (in proper left claw). Banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM in beak. Thirteen stars in field between upraised wings. Band of clouds and rays above. Shield has thirteen vertical stripes, distinguished by rocker design (wriggling) in place of vertical lines typical for the series.
Dimensions: 105 x 149 mm [middle size]
Obverse Two leafless tree trunks and a fir tree shelter an Indian leader wearing a headdress with four feathers. His upper torso is bare save a necklace with a medal around his neck. He smokes a long peace pipe. Curls of smoke rise from his mouth and the pipe bowl. His right arm is extended as if he has just dropped a tomahawk which lies on the ground behind his right foot. To the right President George Washington in a general's uniform and sword extends his hand as if to touch the pipe. Washington's left hand rests on his hip. A farmer in the background tills a field with a plow and yoke of oxen. A farm house can be seen in the far right distance beneath a rolling hill. Engraved below in two lines: GEORGE WASHINGTON/PRESIDENT 1793. Hallmark: Relief JR [Joseph Richardson, Jr., Philadelphia] in incuse square.
Reverse Heraldic eagle holding palm branch (in proper right claw) and arrows (in proper left claw). Banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM in beak. Thirteen stars in field between upraised wings. Band of clouds and rays above. Shield has thirteen vertical stripes, distinguished by rocker design (wriggling) in place of vertical lines typical for the series.
References
[1] Francis Paul Prucha, Indian Peace Medals in American History. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2000. Originally published in 1971. P. 84, fig. 31.
[2] George J. Fuld, "Washington Oval Peace Medals," in Gilcrease Museum, Peace Medals: Negotiating Power in Early America (2011), p. 56 and Fig. 6.12. Fuld mis-identifies this picture. The figure illustrates the Atwater Kent specimen.
[2] George J. Fuld, "Washington Oval Peace Medals," in Gilcrease Museum, Peace Medals: Negotiating Power in Early America (2011), p. 56 and Fig. 6.12. Fuld mis-identifies this picture. The figure illustrates the Atwater Kent specimen.
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