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Lot Essay
This model of eagle is based on the New York Eagle (No. 73) introduced in 1919 and illustrated by Minor Myers Jr. The Insignia of The Society of the Cincinnati, 1989, p. 109. Francis Key Pendleton (1850-1930), then Vice President of the Society of the Cincinnati, chaired a committee to revert the 1902 model of the badge to the L’Enfant’s original design as worn by the founders of the Society. The dies for the New York Eagle were provided by Tiffany & Co. and were available for $65 each. Eventually examples of this badge were produced by Bailey, Banks & Biddle of Philadelphia, who had been manufacturing a variant of the 1902 Eagle since at least 1905.
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.