Taylor-Fillmore Campaign Medal, 1848
THF189812 / Taylor-Fillmore Campaign Medal, 1848
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Artifact Overview
This medallion holds prints of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore, candidates on the 1848 Whig Party presidential ticket. Even though he had never divulged his political leanings, Whigs in the North and South found reasons to back Taylor, a hero of the Mexican-American War. Taylor eventually declared that he was a Whig and defeated Democrat Lewis Cass and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Medallion (Medal)
Date Made
1848
Subject Date
1848
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
72.31.106
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Pewter (Tin alloy)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.5 in
Inscriptions
Beneath obverse portrait: ZACHARY TAYLOR. Beneath reverse portrait: MILLARD FILLMORE
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