Presentation Sword, Inscribed "Major General Jacob Brown, U.S. Army"
date: label: date made
content: ca 1812
name: label: recipient
content: Brown, Jacob J.
label: maker
content: Targee, John
label: maker
content: Targee, John
notes: label: Description
content: Sword: The blade of this presentation sword is long, straight, and single edged. The fuller is shallow and broad, and extends almost to the tip of the blade. Both sides are decorated in blue, gold, and silver chasing. The obverse features a gold liberty cap and pole surrounded with floral sprays on a blue background, a gold eagle holding a "E PLURIBUS / UNUM" banner on a blue background, gold floral sprays on a blue background, and a variety of silver floral designs on a silver background. The reverse is similar, but instead of the liberty pole and hat, there is a cluster of military trophies, and there is a woman (possibly Liberty) holding a liberty cap and pole in place of the eagle. The grip of the sword is four sided and fat. There is a row of gold flowers along the edges and a floral design on the obverse and the reverse. The pommel is a casting of an eagle's head. The knuckleguard is a flat strip of gold metal with floral designs cast on both sides and a medallion with and eagle on the obverse. The knuckleguard terminates in a quillon in the shape of a ram's head. The counterguard features a figure of Ulysses half kneeling, with a female figure of Victory on his shoulder.
label: Description
content: Scabbard: The scabbard bears one mount. On the mount there is an inscription with Brown's name on it, surrounded by floral designs. The rest of the obverse of the scabbard is covered in engravings of various scenes, like a battle with the cavalry, a large waterfall (Niagara Falls, perhaps?), and an eagle. The reverse features another inscription to Brown. There are no carrying rings on this scabbard, but there are two long metal hooks, (which presumably serve the same purpose), at the very top of the piece near the throat.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, New York
label: presented by/in
content: United States: New York
topic: label: related event
content: War of 1812
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Nathan Brown Chase
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.10294
label: catalog number
content: 10294
label: accession number
content: 42794
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sword
label: Object Name
content: sword
label: Other Terms
content: Sword; Edged Weapons; Presentation
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (hilt material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (blade material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, gilt (scabbard material)
label: Measurements
content: scabbard: 32 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 81.5975 cm x 4.445 cm
label: Measurements
content: blade: 31 1/2 in x 1 in; 80.01 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in; 92.71 cm x 12.065 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, scabbard: 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 32 1/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 4.1275 cm x 81.5975 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, sword: 1 3/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 36 1/4 in; 4.445 cm x 12.065 cm x 92.075 cm