Dinner Favor/Souvenir
Made by A. Andrews of San Francisco, California; engraved: “Farewell Banquet to/ Genl. U. S. Grant/ Palace Hotel. Oct. 25th, 1879. / T.J. Bergin. Stamped verso, “Sterling / S.F.Cal. / A. Andrews.”
Upon returning from a two-year, post-presidential World Tour, General Ulysses S. Grant was greeted as a returning hero to the United States. Banquets were attended by Grant’s supporters. (T. J. Bergin was a Director and Treasurer of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad Company).
Item Date: 1879
Measurement: 2.25" x 3.625"
Material: Sterling silver
Item Condition: Very Good
SOLD
SKU 290-78
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