On the base is engraved: 



"From William Jennings Bryan to the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, August 13, 1914" 



TO MR. AND MRS. ROBERT TODD LINCOLN 



Among the pieces of presentation sih'er acquired in 

 1960 by the Smithsonian Institution is a covered urn 

 that was given to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln 

 by their children on the occasion of their 50th wedding 

 anniversary.^" Robert Todd Lincoln, son of the 

 President, became a prominent lawyer in Chicago and 

 later served as president of the Pullman Company, as 

 Secretary of War in the cabinets of President Garfield 

 and President Arthur, and as Minister to Great Britain 

 under President Benjamin Harrison. The silver gilt 

 urn has two handles, measures 13 inches from the base 

 to the finial on the cover, and 7 inches at its widest 

 point. Bands of ornamentation feature both the 

 grape design and the acorn and oak-leaf design. It 

 is inscribed: 



Robert Todd Lincoln-Mary Harlan 1868 — igi8 



The gilt wash, although almost completely polished 

 oflf the outside surface, still co\crs the inside of the 

 urn and its lid. 



TO CONGRESSMEN 



A silver tureen and tray^' were given to the Honor- 

 able James R. Mann, Republican leader of the 

 House of Representatives, by the members of the 

 House in 1919. Mann was elected a Representative 

 from Illinois in 1897, and he remained a member 

 of Congress until his death in 1922. In 1912 he 

 became minority leader. In addition to the Mann 

 Act, his name is associated with other important 

 legislation of the period such as the Pure Food and 

 Drugs Act and the Woman Suffrage Amendment. 



The tray, which holds the tureen, is inscribed : 



James R. Mann Republican Leader from House Members 

 of the 65th Congress, March 3rd, 1919. 



It is marked on the back with "W. Sterling, 4086- 

 16 in." The initial represents the Wallace Silver 

 Company. 



The oval tureen is on a pedestal base. There is a 

 scroll design around the edge of the base, the edge of 



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Figure 18. — C;up given to Susan B. Anthony by the 

 Colorado Equal SuflFrage Association. Gift of 

 National American Woman Suffrage Association. 

 In Division of Political History. (Ace. 64601, cat. 

 26163; Smithsonian photo 459g2-J.) 



the bowl, and the opening of the jjowl. The piece 

 measures 14 inches from handle to handle, is 10 

 inches high, and has the initials "J R M" in old- 

 English letters engra\'ed on the side. 



In the Museum's collection is a loving cup of 

 Chinese design that was presented by the Chamber 

 of Commerce, Peking, China, to a party of American 

 Congressmen on a tour of China and Japan in 1920.'- 

 The height of the cup is 17% inches, and its width, 

 including the two large handles, is IS^ie inches. The 

 piece is mounted on a papier-mache base that is 

 covered with silk. The engraved Chinese characters 

 translate as follows : 



Commemorating the welcome of Congressmen from Great 

 America traveling in China 



Respectfully presented by members of the Chinese Diet 



May the spring of your well-being be as vast as tiie ocean. 



30 Gift of Lincoln Ishnni (ace. 227132.1), Division of Political 

 History, USNM. 



31 Gift of Mrs. James R. Mann (ace. 70676, cats. 34113-14), 

 Division of Political History, USNM. 



3- The cup (ace. 66168, cat. 30852) was deposited in the 

 United States National Museum (Division of Political History) 

 by the Honorable John. H. Small, who was chairman of the 

 group of traveling Congressmen. 



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