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Zachary Taylor Rosette Badge

Zachary Taylor Rosette Badge
Title
Zachary Taylor Rosette Badge
Object name 
Ribbon badge
Date 
ca. 1848
Medium 
Silk, paper, cloth, gold bullion
Dimensions 
Overall: 4 x 3 13/16 in. ( 10.2 x 9.7 cm )
Description 
Zachary Taylor engraving in center of rosette of red, white, and blue silk ribbons trimmed with cord and gold metallic bullion; cloth backing.
Credit Line 
Presented by M.F. Savage, Febuary 6, 1923; has accompanying note stating "Union Rosette worn by the New York school children in 1861"
Object Number 
INV.2872
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.