Figure 7. — Peace pipe presented to the Delaware Indians by Gen. William Henry Harrison in 1814. Bequest 

 of Victor J. Evans. In Bureau of American Ethnology. (Ace. 1 13604, cat. 362061; Smithsonian photos 

 44571. 4457 1-A-) 



and winged cherub heads makes an attractive border 

 around the edge of the tureen. The knob on the 

 cover of the tureen is a stylized bunch of grapes. 

 On the inside of the bottom of the base is inscribed : 

 Presented by the citizens of Baltimore to Commodore John 

 Rodgers in testimony of their sense of the important aid 

 aflforded by him in the defense of Baltimore on the 12th 

 and 13th of Sept'', 1814. 



This piece too bears the mark of Philadelphia silver- 

 siniths Fletcher and Gardiner. 

 * * * 



The gold snuffbox presented to Major General 

 Jacob Brown by the City of New York in recognition 

 of his services in the War of 1812 does not fall strictly 

 within the province of this article, but it is included 

 because it is similar to the silver pieces just described. 

 The exterior of the box (fig. 6) is beautifully chased 



in a line design. The inside of the lid is inscribed as 

 follows : 



The Corporation of the City of New York to Major General 

 Jacob Brown in testimony of the high sense they entertain of 

 his valor and skill in defeating the British forces superior in 

 number, at the battles of Chippewa and Bridgewater on the 

 5di and 25th of July, 181 4. 



FOR PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP 



Unusual in the Museum's collection of presentation 

 silver is the treaty pipe (fig. 7) formally presented to 

 the Delaware Indians in 1814 by General William 

 Henry Harrison at the conclusion of the second Treaty 

 of Greenville. 



The treaty w^as intended to commit the Indians to 

 active resistance in the American cause during the 

 War of 1812. General Harrison and Lewis Cass had 



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