Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology
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Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology is by Margaret Brown Klapthor. The text says the chief usefulness of the collection lies in its value as a social document and in the mute evidence it gives of the taste and craftsmanship of the periods covered. Silver presentation pieces were awarded to persons in almost every walk of life, to military men, to peace-loving Indians, and to men who achieved success in politics and agriculture.
The text says the Smithsonian Institution has only a few 18th-century pieces in its collection, the earliest of them an inlaid silver snuffbox made by William Cario, who worked in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. An oval box described in the text has inscribed on its base The property of Lydia Cario and 1769. A large and elaborate silver vase was presented by the members of the U.S. Life-Saving Service to Mrs. Samuel S. Cox in honor of the outstanding work of her husband.
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- Margaret Brown Klapthor
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- Pages
- 49
- Language
- English
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- American History
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