30 BULLETIN" 16 3, UlSTITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



A third sword ^^ of this type, also belonging to the Hopkins collec- 

 tion, has a blade exquisitely chased with designs representing, on the 

 obverse, a trophy consisting of a liberty cap between two standards 

 with a spray of oak leaves on each side ; and on the reverse a trophy 

 consisting of a drum, bow, and quiver, and the United States coat of 

 arms. The grip is 4-si-ded, the upper and lower portions covered 

 with silver strips decorated with laurel leaves and the sides with 

 ivory strips, divided by diagonal grooves into diamond-shaped de- 

 signs. The pommel is a bronze eagle's head silvered. The knuckle 

 guard is metal work of a similar character in the form of oak-leaf 

 sprays. The quillons consist of a plain brass strip, and to the 

 obverse of the blade is attached a large oval shield bearing the United 

 States coat of arms flanked by sprays of laurel. The grip is encir- 

 cled near the quillons by a silver band decorated with oak leaves. 



The swords in the National Museum collection belonging to Group 

 3 of the series under discussion include a number that are distin- 

 guished by beadwork on the lower part of the guard and by a single- 

 beaded branch on the obverse of the quillons. One sw^ord -^ of this 

 type has a slender straight blade with a single groove of medium 

 depth and width. The obverse is decorated in gold on a dark-blue 

 ground with a liberty cap, floral and scroll designs, and the reverse 

 with a trophy and floral design and the inscription " Warranted." 

 The grip, which is made of ivory, is decorated with 10 double 

 parallel horizontal grooves. The pommel is a brass eagle's head 

 and the knuckle guard a circular brass strip with five beads in the 

 center of the lower portion. The quillon is a flat brass strip termi- 

 nating in a circular disk above the blade and with a small beaded 

 branch on the obverse side. This sword was presented to the 

 National Museum in 1918 by Dr. Adam Heiner. 



PRESENTATION SWORD OF MAJ. GEN. JACOB BROWN 



The earliest typically American presentation swords of this period 

 in the National Museum collection are two that were presented by 

 the State of New York to officers of the United States Arm}'^ who 

 had distinguished themselves during the War of 1812. The first of 

 these -^ was presented to Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown, United States 

 Army. The blade is straight with a broad upper groove; the ob- 

 verse is decorated in gold and silver chasing on a dark-blue back- 

 ground with the United States coat of arms, a staff surmounted by a 

 liberty cap, and floral and scroll designs. The reverse designs show 

 a standing female figure representing America, a staff' supporting 

 a liberty cap in her right hand, and her left resting on the United 



^ Length, 92 cm. Blade, 80 cm. long, 2 cm. wide. PI. 6, fig. 2. 

 =8 Length, 91 cm. Blade, 77.5 cm. long, 2.8 cm. wide. PI. 6, fig. 3. 

 2» Length, 92 cm. Blade, 79.8 cm. long, 2.5 cm. wide. PI. 6, fig. 4. 



