Raynors HCA 2019-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/26/2019
This print is an etching of both sides of the Abraham Lincoln Indian Peace Medal dated 1862. The obverse of the medal features a right profile portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in the center with "Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States" following around the edge of the medal and the date 1862 just below the portrait. The reverse of the medal shows an American Indian brave scalping another across the top, the head of an Indian woman at the bottom, a quiver of arrows to the viewer's left and a bow and a peace pipe to the viewer's right. The center of the medal shows an Indian in feathered headdress plowing a field. Behind the horse and plow are children playing baseball. The printed artist's signature is centered below the medals. PL. LXXI is printed in the upper right corner.
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