a ons -- inscribed on it is that you and and it was created by julia coverly of new york. she signed it, centennial year, 1876. the late 19th century brings us a lot of anniversaries, starting in the 1880's, with --after the centennial, the 1880's, along with the inauguration of washington. the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of washington. so many families come to this country as immigrants, coming through ellis island. we have that imagery in our minds as well. new americans are being created. they also want a connection to the american revolution and to being american. we have two things going on. we have consumer objects being made for people like new the americans, who want to have a picture of washington or the founding fathers prominently displayed in their home. than we have people wanting an even more tangible connection to the american revolution. they want some thing that was there, or that has a connection. him as we know, very few items survive from that period. the next step is this creation and collection of relics. people from the late 19th century th