Lunch Bite on Alexander Hamilton's Society of the Cincinnati Eagle insignia
May 18, 2018 |
Deputy Director and Curator Emily Schulz Parsons presents Alexander Hamilton's Society of the Cincinnati Eagle insignia, made in 1784 in Paris. The gold-and-enamel insignia was designed by Pierre L'Enfant and retains its original silk ribbon. Hamilton joined the New York State Society of the Cincinnati at the end of the Revolutionary War and later became the General Society's second president general, succeeding George Washington. Hamilton's Society insignia is preserved in a private collection and is featured in the exhibition Alexander Hamilton's American Revolution, on view from March 15 to September 16, 2018.
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Website:
www.societyofthecincinnati.org/events/public |
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Location Information |
Anderson House |
2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC |
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Contact Information |
Catherine Harris |
Email:
charris@societyofthecincinnati.org |
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