Hayes escutcheon

J.P. Reynolds & Co.1877-09-14

Painted in oil on canvas with gilding, this is a visual record of the Civil War record of Rutherford B. Hayes.

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Title: Hayes escutcheon
Creator: J.P. Reynolds & Co.
Date: 1877-09-14
Physical Location: Fremont, Ohio
Provenance: This escutcheon bearing the military and civilian record of President Rutherford B. Hayes was presented to him by the 23rd OVI Association at a reunion in Fremont Ohio, on September 14, 1877. The escutcheon was made by J.P. Reynolds & Co. and cost $100. Austine Snead writes on March 28, 1878, of the escutcheon hanging in the White House sitting room: ʺ... on the wall hangs a framed escutcheon painted in oil ...ʺ Frame is not original.

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