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Lot Essay
Minor Myers, Jr. notes in his catalogue The Insignia of the Society of the Cincinnati, 1998, that this model of silver-gilt eagle, No. 40, was made in Paris by Arthus Bertrand and is similar in design to the Delaware eagle introduced in 1920, which is the largest regular issue eagle (pp. 78, 104).
Founded by officers of the Continental army and navy in 1783, the Society of the Cincinnati endeavored to preserve the friendships formed among members during service and to provide for impoverished families of the war. The Society was named after the Roman liberator Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus and the insignia features the Roman hero on a medallion applied to a gold eagle. While the original badge was designed by Major Pierre L'Enfant, later variations, of both American and French manufacture, have been produced since then.
Founded by officers of the Continental army and navy in 1783, the Society of the Cincinnati endeavored to preserve the friendships formed among members during service and to provide for impoverished families of the war. The Society was named after the Roman liberator Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus and the insignia features the Roman hero on a medallion applied to a gold eagle. While the original badge was designed by Major Pierre L'Enfant, later variations, of both American and French manufacture, have been produced since then.