Sword
- Object Name:
- Sword
- Object ID:
- 1917.019.01
- Creator:
- Jones, Ball & Poor -- Retailer; Ames Manufacturing Company -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Chicopee, MA/Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1847
- Description:
- Sword and scabbard, presented to General Franklin Pierce. Engraved on scabbard, "Presented to General. Franklin Pierce by the Ladies of Concord, April, 1847". Etched on blade, "Pro Patria Semper Paratus" (Always prepared for the Fatherland). Gold, silver gilt, steel, and mother-of-pearl.
- Material:
- Metal
Gold - Dimensions:
- W-4.8 L-38.4 D-1.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Presented to General Franklin Pierce by the Ladies of Concord, NH, at a ceremony in Grecian Hall, Eagle Coffee House, on May 10, 1847, as he left to take his command in the Mexican War. The sword was deposited at the New Hampshire Historical Society in 1917 by Kirk D. Pierce and later 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), Baker, Lucretia M. (1824-1900), Pierce, Kirk D. (1845-1928), Pierce, Mary K. (1883-1971), Pierce, Susan H. (1880-1974)
- Subjects:
- Mexican-American War
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