. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure lo.—Silver service presented to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln when she was First Lady. Gift of Mr. Lincoln Isham. In Division of Political History. (Ace. ; Smithsonian photo 44851-B.). of Chief Joseph of the Ncz Perce Indians, and a peace- ful agricultural scene. The plaque is inscribed as follows: Presented to General Nelson A. Miles, Army, by the officers of the fifth U. S. Infantry. As a token of personal esteem and their estimate of his distinguished services in which unequaled successes over savages in war were paralleled
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure lo.—Silver service presented to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln when she was First Lady. Gift of Mr. Lincoln Isham. In Division of Political History. (Ace. ; Smithsonian photo 44851-B.). of Chief Joseph of the Ncz Perce Indians, and a peace- ful agricultural scene. The plaque is inscribed as follows: Presented to General Nelson A. Miles, Army, by the officers of the fifth U. S. Infantry. As a token of personal esteem and their estimate of his distinguished services in which unequaled successes over savages in war were paralleled by humanity and justice towards the thousands of Indians whom he took captive and instructed in the Arts of Civilization. The plaque, measuring 18}^ by 23 inches overall, is marked "Tiffany & Co., 6565. Makers 2, Sterling Silver, 926-1000 and Other Metals, ; General Miles was colonel of the 5th Infantry Regiment for so many years that a modification of his family crest was selected as the crest on the coat of arms of the regiment. The Miles family crest is an arm in armor grasping an anchor. Arrows for each Indian campaign in which the regiment took part are substituted for the anchor in the regimental ; TO MARY TODD LINCOLN The Museum recently receised a silver service (fig. 10) that belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln. The service " Infanlrx (\ol. 2 of The Army Lineage Book), Washington, 1953. consists of a large oval tray, a hot-water urn on a stand with a burner, coflfeepot, teapot, hot-water pot, cream pitcher, sugar urn, and waste bowl. All the pieces ha\e an overall repousse floral and strapwork pat- tern with the monogram "MTL" on one side and an engraved crest on the other. The crest seems to be an adaptation of the Todd family crest. The pieces are marked with a lion, an anchor, and an old English "G," which are the early marks of the Gorham Silver Company. It is assumed that this silver service was a presentation gift
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