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Medal of Major General Z. Taylor

Charles Cushing Wright

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown medal with a raised profile portrait of a man with short curly hair facing right. The man's face features a prominent nose and chin. A laurel wreath curves under the portrait. The words "Major General Zachary Taylor" are raised in a curve around the top edge. The words "Presentation of Congress May 5, 1846" are raised along the bottom edge, curving upward. The background is gray with a shadow to the left.

Artwork details

Date:
1848
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
599 × 558 px
Museum record:
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