that were
presented to Peary are in the collections of the United States National
Museum. Two of the cups were gifts to Peary from cities in his home
state of Maine. One loving cup (cat. 12186), 10 inches high, is marked
with the old English "T" of Tiffany & Company, "7072," and "5 pts." It
is inscribed:

To Commodore Robert Edwin Peary, U.S.N. in recognition of his
remarkable achievement in placing the flag of the United States at
the North Pole, April 6, 1909. Presented September 23, 1909 by the
City of Bangor, Me.

The other loving cup from Maine (cat. 12187) is 12 inches deep and bears
the Tiffany "T," "7056," "Sterling," and "5-1/2 pts." The inscription
reads:

Presented by the citizens of Portland, and South Portland, Maine,
To Commodore Robert Edwin Peary, U.S.N. September 23, 1909 in
recognition of his achievement in nailing the stars and stripes to
the North Pole.

The third loving cup (cat. 12188) is 18 inches high and is marked with
the lion, anchor, and "G" of the Gorham Silver Company and with
"Sterling," "332A," "7 pints," and "D. Kappa Epsilon." The inscription
reads:

Presented to Commodore Robert Edwin Peary, U.S.N. by the Delta
Kappa Epsilon Association of New York City, December 18, 1909.

In 1910 the Royal Scottish Geographic Society presented Admiral Peary
with a silver replica of a ship (fig. 1) of the type used by Henry
Hudson, John Davis, and William Baffin in their explorations for the
Northwest Passage. The replica, representing a ship under full sail, is
24 inches high and 20 inches long. The foresail bears a long inscription
in Latin likening Peary to other early arctic explorers. The marks
indicate the piece was made in Great Britain.

Also in the Museum's collection is a silver plaque[29] presented to
Peary by the Circumnavigator's Club in New York. It bears the mark of
Tiffany & Company and is inscribed:

Circumnavigator's Club Presented to the Immortal Navigator Peary
on the Occasion of his presence as guest of honor at our Annual
dinner held at Delmonico's New York City, the Eleventh of
December, 1913. Officers: President W. Tyre Stevens, 1st V. P.
Wilson D. Lyon, 2nd V. P. W. D. Oelbermann, Treasurer, F. C.
Schulze, Sec. F. W. Hilgar, Gov. E. H. Paterson, J. H. Burch Jr.,
George L. Carlisle, W. G. Paschoff, C. A. Haslett, William H.
Zinn.

The bottom edge of the plaque is engraved "Tiffany & Co. Makers" and
"18417 Sterling Silver."