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. William Henry Harrison 89 Silver service given to Maj. Gen. John Hatch 90 Silver service presented to Gen. Judson Kilpatrick 92 Silver service presented to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln 93 Teakettle and stand given to Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs 93 Gold box presented to Cyrus W. Field 95 Silver-mounted tankard presented to Cyrus W. Field 95 Tray and saltcellar in shape of chair presented to Gustavus Vasa Fox 97 Centerpiece given to Adm. Winfield Scott Schley 101 Cup presented to the Honorable Brand Whitlock 103 Paperweight identical to those presented by William Jennings Bryan 103 Cup given to Susan B. Anthony 105 Belt given to H. W. Higham 107 The Vanderbilt Cup 107 Trowel used by President Ulysses S. Grant 108 [Illustration: Figure 1.--MINIATURE SHIP presented to Adm. Robert E. Peary by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Loan of Robert E. Peary. In Division of Naval History. (Acc. 52878, cat. 12185; Smithsonian photo 45992.)] Margaret Brown Klapthor Presentation Pieces In the Museum of History and Technology _As a social document, the collection of presentation pieces, mostly silver, in the United States National Museum provides evidence of the taste and craftsmanship in America at various periods from the mid-18th century to the 1920's._ _Although the representative items selected for illustration confirm the view that such pieces often lack artistic merit, the collection nevertheless reveals the deeds--in war, politics, technology, diplomacy, sports--that our forebears deemed worthy of special recognition. And it helps to bring alive some figures now submerged in our ever-expanding history._ THE AUTHOR: _Margaret Brown Klapthor is associate curator of political history in the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of History and Technology._ The custom of giving a piece of silver to an individual in recognition of service or in appreciation of accomplishment probably began as soon as man dev
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