RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
George Washington, General of the American Armies medal, United States, 1792
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
token
Date made: 1792
associated date: 1789
1732 02 11
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
associated place: United States: Virginia
Physical Description: bronze (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: 30.7 mm; x 1 3/16 in
Description (Brief): One (1) Washington token
United States, 1792
Obverse Image: Bust of George Washington facing left.
Obverse Text: GEO. WASHINGTON BORN VIRGINIA FEB.11.1732.
Reverse Image: N/A
Reverse Text: GENERAL OF THE AMERICAN ARMIES 1776 RESIGNED 1783 PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1789
General Information: Washington Born Virginia, legend reverse type.
George Washington, General of the American Armies medal, United States, 1792
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
token
Date made: 1792
associated date: 1789
1732 02 11
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
related place: United States: Virginia
Physical Description: bronze (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: 30.5 mm; x 1 3/16 in
Manly Medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1790
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 49 mm; x 1 15/16 in
Manly Medal, United States, 1790
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1790
associated date: 1789
1732 02 11
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
white metal (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 48.1 mm; x 1 7/8 in
Manly Medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1790
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 48.3 mm; x 1 7/8 in
Credit line: U.S. Department of the Treasury, United States Mint
Manly Medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1790
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 47.6 mm; x 1 7/8 in
Credit line: Stack's
Manly Medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
medal; Presidential
Date made: 1790
associated date: 1790
1732 02 11
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
associated place: United States: Virginia
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 47.4 mm; x 1 7/8 in
Credit line: Stack, Norman
George Washington Twigg medal, United States, 1789
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
date made: 1789
associated date: 1789
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
tin (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 35.6 mm; x 1 3/8 in
George Washington medal, United States, 1796
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1796
associated date: 1796
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
associated place: United Kingdom: England
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 33.1 mm; x 1 5/16 in
medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1796
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 33.1 mm; x 1 5/16 in
Credit line: U.S. Department of the Treasury, United States Mint
medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1805
manufacturer: United States Mint
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 40.7 mm; x 1 5/8 in
medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1805
manufacturer: United States Mint
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 40.8 mm; x 1 5/8 in
Credit line: Stack's
medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1805
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: cast; electroplated (overall production method)
lead, bronzed (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 39.7 mm; x 1 9/16 in
Credit line: Mason, Walter
George Washington Sansom medal, United States, 1805
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1805
associated date: 1797
associated person: Washington, George
obverse engraver: Reich, John
reverse engraver: Reich, John
manufacturer: United States Mint
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
white metal (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 40.7 mm; x 1 5/8 in
medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1805
manufacturer: United States Mint
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
silver (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 40.7 mm; x 1 5/8 in
Credit line: Nussbaum, Harold
George Washington Sansom medal, United States, 1805
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1805
associated date: 1797
associated person: Washington, George
obverse engraver: Reich, John
reverse engraver: Reich, John
manufacturer: United States Mint
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
white metal (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 40.8 mm; x 1 5/8 in
medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1805
manufacturer: United States Mint
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
lead (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 40.6 mm; x 1 5/8 in
Credit line: Stack's
George Washington Sansom medal, United States, 1805
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1805
manufacturer: United States Mint
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
white metal (overall metal)
irregular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall:;
Set of Drawing Instruments
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: drawing instruments, set of
date made: 1786
place made: Netherlands: South Holland, Rotterdam
Physical Description: silver (overall material)
wood (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 cm x 19.7 cm x 4 cm; 1 3/16 in x 7 3/4 in x 1 9/16 in
Topics: Drafting, Engineering
Science
Mathematics
Drawing Instruments
Description: This small set of silver instruments includes a pair of dividers with one removable point. This may be replaced by a pen point, pencil point, and dotting pen point that are also in the set. Inside the fixed leg of the dividers is marked: KB KB. A small pencil-lead holder (probably not original to the set) and a double-ended crayon holder are also in the case. The crayon holder is hollow and has two sliding rings for locking the crayons into place.
The mahogany case is lined with green velvet. A silver presentation plaque on the lid is marked in Dutch: Eerste eer prys (/) van het genoodschap (/) onder de Zinspreuk (/) HIER DOOR DOT HOOGER (/) Gegeeve aan Jan Nagtegael (/) ROTTERDAM (/) ANNO 1786. According to Jacques van Damme, the inscription can be roughly translated as: "The first prize for honors from the Society with the motto 'Here through to higher,' given to Jan Nagtegael [Nightingale], Rotterdam, in the year 1786." The Smithsonian acquired this object in 1960.
Reference: Maya Hambly, <i>Drawing Instruments, 1580–1980</i> (London: Sotheby's, 1988), 39–40.
George Washington medal, United States, 1799
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
date made: 1799
associated date: 1799 12 14
associated person: Washington, George
obverse engraver: Wright, Charles Cushing
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 45.1 mm; x 1 3/4 in
George Washington medal, United States, 1799
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
date made: 1799
associated date: 1799 12 14
associated person: Washington, George
obverse engraver: Wright, Charles Cushing
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
white metal (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 45.1 mm; x 1 3/4 in
sundial
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Sundial
date made: ca 1770
Measurements: compass - from catalog card: 1 3/8 in; x 3.4925 cm
hinged circular hour ring - from catalog card: 2 5/8 in; x 6.6675 cm
overall - from catalog card: 2 7/8 in x 2 3/4 in; x 7.3025 cm x 6.985 cm
overall: 3 in x 3 in x 5/8 in; 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm x 1.5875 cm
Credit line: Rodman A. Heeren
"Voltaire Medal"
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1778
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronzed (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 39.6 mm; x 1 9/16 in
medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1800
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 38.5 mm; x 1 1/2 in
Credit line: Boyd, F C C
medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1800
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 38.4 mm; x 1 1/2 in
Credit line: Stack's
Spring Lancet
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Case
spring lancet, bloodletting
lancet, set
bloodletting
Case; Bloodletting Instruments; Spring Lancet
Physical Description: paper (overall material)
leather (overall material)
metal, brass (lancet material)
metal, steel (lancet material)
Measurements: average spatial: 2.5 cm x 7.5 cm x 4.5 cm; in x 2 15/16 in x 1 3/4 in
case: 1 in x 2 7/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 2.54 cm x 7.3025 cm x 4.445 cm
lancet: 1/2 in x 2 1/8 in x 1 in; 1.27 cm x 5.3975 cm x 2.54 cm
Credit line: Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
Description: Spring lancets for bloodletting have been known since the early eighteenth century and remained popular throughout the nineteenth century. This example belonged to a Maryland physician.
George Washington Westwood medal, United States, 1779
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
date made: 1779
associated date: 1799 12 14
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 40.9 mm; x 1 5/8 in
George Washington Westwood medal, United States, 1779
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
date made: 1779
associated date: 1799 12 14
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 40.8 mm; x 1 5/8 in
George Washington, Fame medal, United States, 1803
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1803
associated date: 1803
1732 02 11 - 1799 12 21
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/2 in; x 3.81 cm
Eccleston Medal, United States, 1805
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1805
associated date: 1805
Associated Name: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 76.3 mm; x 3 in
Description (Brief): One (1) Eccleston Medal
United States, 1805
Obverse Image: George Washington bust, right.
Obverse Text: GENERAL WASHINGTON / INSCRIBED TO HIS MEMORY BY D. ECCLESTON. LANCASTER MDCCCV
Reverse Image: Standing figure of a Native American with bow and arrow.
Reverse Text: THE LAND WAS OURS. / HE LAID THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN LIBERTY IN THE XVIII CENTURY. / INNUMERABLE MILLIONS YET UNBORN WILL VENERATE THE MEMORY / OF THE MAN WHO OBTAINED THEIR COUNTRYS FREEDOM
Eccleston Medal, United States, 1805
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1805
associated date: 1805
Associated Name: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 75.8 mm; x 3 in
Description (Brief): One (1) Eccleston Medal
United States, 1805
Obverse Image: George Washington bust, right.
Obverse Text: GENERAL WASHINGTON / INSCRIBED TO HIS MEMORY BY D. ECCLESTON. LANCASTER MDCCCV
Reverse Image: Standing figure of a Native American with bow and arrow.
Reverse Text: THE LAND WAS OURS. / HE LAID THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN LIBERTY IN THE XVIII CENTURY. / INNUMERABLE MILLIONS YET UNBORN WILL VENERATE THE MEMORY / OF THE MAN WHO OBTAINED THEIR COUNTRYS FREEDOM
Eccleston Medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
medal; Presidential
Date made: 1805
associated date: 1805
associated person: Washington, George
reverse engraver: Webb, Thomas
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 76 mm; x 3 in
Credit line: Stack, Norman
Eccleston Medal (obverse galvano), United States, 1805
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
galvano
medal shell
Date made: 1805
associated date: 1805
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: galvano (overall production method)
copper (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
metal, bronze (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 76 mm; x 3 in
Description (Brief): One (1) Eccleston Medal, obverse galvano
United States, 1805
Obverse Image: George Washington bust, right.
Obverse Text: GENERAL WASHINGTON / INSCRIBED TO HIS MEMORY BY D. ECCLESTON. LANCASTER MDCCCV
Eccleston Medal (reverse galvano), United States, 1805
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
galvano
medal shell
Date made: 1805
associated date: 1805
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: galvano (overall production method)
copper (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
metal, bronze (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 76 mm; x 3 in
Description (Brief): One (1) Eccleston Medal, reverse galvano
United States, 1805
Reverse Image: Standing figure of a Native American with bow and arrow.
Reverse Text: THE LAND WAS OURS. / HE LAID THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN LIBERTY IN THE XVIII CENTURY. / INNUMERABLE MILLIONS YET UNBORN WILL VENERATE THE MEMORY / OF THE MAN WHO OBTAINED THEIR COUNTRYS FREEDOM
Eccleston Medal, United States, 1805
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1805
associated date: 1805
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
gilt bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 76.1 mm; x 3 in
Description (Brief): One (1) Eccleston Medal
United States, 1805
Obverse Image: George Washington bust, right.
Obverse Text: GENERAL WASHINGTON / INSCRIBED TO HIS MEMORY BY D. ECCLESTON. LANCASTER MDCCCV
Reverse Image: Standing figure of a Native American with bow and arrow.
Reverse Text: THE LAND WAS OURS. / HE LAID THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN LIBERTY IN THE XVIII CENTURY. / INNUMERABLE MILLIONS YET UNBORN WILL VENERATE THE MEMORY / OF THE MAN WHO OBTAINED THEIR COUNTRYS FREEDOM
George Washington medal, United States, 1798
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
date made: 1798
associated date: 1732 02 22 - 1799 12 12
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: white metal (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements: overall: 38 mm; x 1 1/2 in
button
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Button
Button; U.S. Navy; Officer; Dress
Date made: 1798 - 1802
associated dates: 1798 01 01+ / 1798 01 01+, 1802 12 31- / 1802 12 31-
place made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
associated place: United States: Pennsylvania, Camp Hill
Physical Description: metal (overall material)
yellow (overall color)
die cast (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: average spatial: 1 in; x 2.54 cm
George Washington funeral medal, United States, 1800
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1800
associated date: 1732 02 02 - 1799 12 14
1732 02 02 - 1799 12 14
associated person: Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
associated place: United States
Physical Description: cast; electroplated (overall production method)
lead, bronzed (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 56.3 mm; x 2 3/16 in
medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1800
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
white metal (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 57.1 mm; x 2 1/4 in
Credit line: U.S. Department of the Treasury, United States Mint
George Washington funeral medal, United States, 1800
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1800
associated date: 1799 12 15
1799-12-15
associated person: Washington, George
Washington, George
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
white metal (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 29 mm; x 1 1/8 in
George Washington funeral medal, United States, 1800
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1800
associated date: 1799 12 14
1799-12-14
associated person: Washington, George
obverse engraver: Perkins, Jacob M.
reverse engraver: Perkins, Jacob M.
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
associated place: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
silver (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 29.4 mm; x 1 3/16 in
George Washington funeral medal, United States, 1800
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: medal
Date made: 1800
associated date: 1799-12-14
1799-12-14
associated person: Washington, George
obverse engraver: Perkins, Jacob M.
reverse engraver: Perkins, Jacob M.
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
associated place: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
silver (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 29.5 mm; x 1 3/16 in
medal
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Medal
Date made: 1800
place made: United States
place of issue: United States
Physical Description: struck (overall production method)
white metal (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements: overall: 27.4 mm; x 1 1/16 in
Credit line: Stack's
Plotting Scale Signed Benjamin Rittenhouse
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: scale
scale rule
date made: 1785–1796
maker: Rittenhouse, Benjamin
place made: United States: Pennsylvania, Worcester
Physical Description: brass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 15.2 cm x 3.6 cm x .1 cm; 5 31/32 in x 1 13/32 in x 1/32 in
Topics: Drafting, Engineering
Scale Rules
Science
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Mathematics
Surveying
Description: On one side this brass rule has a 5-1/2" plotting scale, divided to 1/2" and numbered by ones from 4 to 1, with a diagonal scale at the right end. Below the plotting scale is a line of chords and a 6" scale divided to 1/8" and numbered by ones from 1 to 6. This side is marked: Made by Benjamin Rittenhouse. The other side has architect's scales dividing the inch into 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, and 15 parts.
Benjamin Rittenhouse (1740–1825) was born in Norriton, Penn., and probably learned to make clocks and compasses from his older brother, David Rittenhouse. He served as superintendent of the gunlock factory in Philadelphia during the Revolution, returning to his house in Worcester Township after the war. His surveyor's chain, made by order of Congress in 1796, was adopted as the standard of the U.S. Land Office. He was also the most prolific compass maker working in North America in the late 18th century. He used the signature on this instrument between 1785 and 1796. Rittenhouse went bankrupt in 1801 and spent his latter years in Philadelphia.
The previous owner of this instrument, Samuel W. Pennypacker II (1910–1980), was the grandson of Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker (1846–1916), who served as governor of Pennsylvania between 1903 and 1907, and who in turn was the grandson of Mathias Pennypacker Jr. (1786–1852). Mathias served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and helped write the state's constitution in 1837. His father, Matthias (1742–1808), may have been the original purchaser of the instrument. Matthias's grandfather, Hendrick Pannebecker (1674–1754), was a surveyor for William Penn.
References: Deborah J. Warner, "Browse by Maker: B. Rittenouse," <i>National Museum of American History Physical Sciences Collection: Surveying and Geodesy </i>, http://amhistory.si.edu/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=24; Francois Uzes, "David and Benjamin Rittenhouse," <i>Virtual Museum of Surveying</i>, http://www.surveyhistory.org/rittenhouse1.htm; Bruce R. Forman, "The Worcester Workshop of Benjamin Rittenhouse," <i>Rittenhouse</i> 2 (1988): 82–83; "Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker," http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9987664; Samuel W. Pennypacker, <i>Henrick Pannebecker: Surveyor of Lands for the Penns</i> (Philadelphia, 1894); accession file.