Title: The eagle and the shield :
Authors: Patterson, Richard Sharpe,; Dougall, Richardson,
Date: 1978
Publisher: Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,
Physical description: xliv, 637 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: C
Contents: What is the great seal of the United States? -- The second committee, 1780 -- The third committee, 1782 -- Thomson and Barton complete the design -- Congress adopts Thomson's report -- The die of 1782 -- The Masi Treaty-seal die of 1825 -- The throop die of 1841 -- The Lewis Skippet-cover mold, used as a die in 1871 -- The Baumgarten die of 1877 -- The Tiffany die of 1885 -- The Zeitler die of 1904 -- The great seal in use since 1789 -- Notable reproductions of the obverse and reverse -- The seal of the President -- The seal of the Vice-President -- The seal of the Department of State -- The two mottoes of the United States -- Questions and answers.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): United States--Seal.