Pitcher of coin silver made by Philadelphia silversmiths Fletcher & Gardiner (1812-1817). Part of a $4,000 52-piece service presented to Commodore John Rodgers (1772-1838) on the 3rd anniversary of the bombardment of Fort McHenry and the Battle of North Point, 1814. Inscription on bottom.
1817
Silver
11.75 H x 9.5 W x 6 D inches
1935.34.1
8081
Inscription on bottom reads: "Presented by the citizens of Baltimore to Com. John Rodgers in testimony of their sense of the important aid offered by him in the defense of Baltimore on the 12th &and 13th of September 1814."
Gift of the Macomb Heirs
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