James Madison peace medal (dated 1809)
date: label: Date created
content: 1809
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian; used by the Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
label: Subject
content: President James Madison, Non-Indian, 1751-1836
label: Previous owner
content: Ulyses/Ulysses S. Grant (Mechilega/Mesh-she-pach-quaw/Mesh-she-perk-quaw/Mecabewka/Micabekwa/Mecabekwa), Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox), ca. 1857-ca. 1915
label: Previous owner
content: Bessie Grant Morris, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox), 1899-1977
label: Previous seller
content: Bessie Grant Morris, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox), 1899-1977
label: Previous owner
content: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
label: Previous owner
content: Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by Ulyses (or Ulysses) S. Grant (Mechilega or Mesh-she-pach-quaw, Sac and Fox, ca. 1857-ca. 1915); inherited by his daughter, Bessie Grant Morris (Sac and Fox, 1899-1977, of Stroud, Oklahoma); purchased from Bessie Morris in 1942 by Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); acquired by MAI in 1968 through the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Philadelphia; Philadelphia County; Pennsylvania; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
label: On View
content: NMAI, Washington DC: Potomac Atrium Ramp
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/1209
label: Barcode
content: 241209.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: James Madison peace medal (dated 1809)
label: Media/Materials
content: Silver medal
label: Techniques
content: Struck/minted
label: Dimensions
content: 7.58 cm