22 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1914. 
West north range-—On entering the range one comes immediately 
upon the memorials of Washington, which are installed in seven cases 
adjoining the passage on the left. Consisting chiefly of the collec- 
tion purchased by the Government in 1878 from the heirs of Mrs. 
Lawrence Lewis, subsequent additions from other sources have in- 
creased the number of objects to about 400. While composed largely 
of articles of domestic and artistic interest from Mount Vernon, the 
collection also includes important relics of Gen. Washington’s life 
in the field during the War of the American Revolution. Among 
the former are silver, china and glass ware, typical of the period 
they represent, chairs, tables and mirrors of antique design, a copy 
of Houdon’s bust of Washington, miniature portraits of Gen. and 
Mrs. Washington by Trumbull, and several personal objects which 
had belonged to them and to Nelly Custis. Among the latter are 
the tents and camp chest with mess utensils used by Washington, 
and also the Continental uniform he wore when he resigned his com- 
mission as commander in chief before Congress at Annapolis, Md., 
December 23, 1783. In one of the cases of the series is a collection 
of Lowestoft china and cut glass used at Mount Vernon about the 
close of the eighteenth century and bequeathed by Mrs. Washington 
to her granddaughter, Eliza Parke Custis. | 
Arranged in four cases near by is a large collection of domestic 
objects, such as costumes, textiles, china, glass and miscellaneous 
articles, representing the Copp family of .New England in the 
colonial and Revolutionary periods. Five cases at the inner end 
of the range contain medals, pieces of silver, a fine malachite case, 
handsomely bound volumes and pictures dealing with Russian his- 
tory, art and other subjects, presented by Emperor Alexander II 
of Russia and various Russian societies and individuals to Gustavus 
Vasa Fox on the occasion of his visit to Russia im 1866, when, in 
appreciation of its friendly attitude toward this Government dur- 
ing the Civil War, he was sent by Congress as a special envoy to 
personally congratulate the Emperor on his escape from assassina- 
tion early in the same year. The collection also includes a number 
of congratulatory letters and addresses of welcome received by Mr. 
Fox during this mission. Among the numerous other exhibits in 
the range are memorials of Dr. William T. G. Morton, who demon- 
strated the art of surgical anesthesia; of Joseph Wharton, who was 
among the first to establish the manufacture of nickel in the United 
States; and of Gen. José Antonio Paez, the Venezuelan patriot and 
minister to the United States in 1860-61. Three cases contain mis- 
cellaneous relics of the early part of the nineteenth century, includ- 
ing jewelry, textiles, china, ete.; and in a single case is displayed a 
collection of swords illustrating the types of this weapon used in 
