Sword
- Object Name:
- Sword
- Object ID:
- 1917.019.02
- Creator:
- Ames Manufacturing Company -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Chicopee, MA
- Date:
- 1849
- Description:
- Sword and scabbard, in case. Presented to Gen. Franklin Pierce by the State of New Hampshire, 1849. Gold scabbard, gold hilt, silver gilt, and steel; wooden case. Scabbard engraved, "Presented by the State of New Hampshire to Brigadier General Franklin Pierce, June 1849. / As a just and appropriate testimonial of that high respect with which his fellow citizens regard -- the distinguished services -- lately rendered by him in the war with Mexico. / Toloma Nueva, July 19, 1847 / National Bridge July 21, 1847 / Contreras Aug. 19, 1847 / Churubusco Aug. 20, 1847 / Moline Del Ray Sept. 8, 1847 / City of Mexico Sept. 14, 1847". Base of blade etched, "Ames Mfg Co, / Chicopee, Mass."
- Material:
- Metal
Wood - Dimensions:
- W-6.2 L-39.3 D-1.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Presented to Gen. Franklin Pierce by the State of New Hampshire in 1849 upon Pierce's return from the Mexican War. Deposited at the New Hampshire Historical Society in 1917 by Kirk D. Pierce. Donated by his daughters Mary K. and Susan H. Pierce.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mary K. Pierce and Susan H. Pierce
- People:
- Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869), Pierce, Mary K. (1883-1971), Pierce, Susan H. (1880-1974), Pierce, Kirk D. (1845-1928)
- Subjects:
- Mexican-American War
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