Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette 1840-1850. Owned by: Heiser family, depicted: Marquis de Lafayette, 1757-1834. Overall: 23 x 32 in. ( 58.4 x 81.3 cm) Earthenware. Gift of Rosalie M. Heiser and John Jay Heiser

NEW YORK, NY.- Military tactician. Diplomat. Aristocrat. Benefactor. France's Marquis de Lafayette came to the Americas to join the fight for independence in 1777 and went on to play a major role in George Washington's defeat of the British army. More than 40 years later, he returned on a 13-month tour and our fledgling nation extended Lafayette a hero's welcome. His triumphant tour of all 24 states inspired the American public and was a uniquely galvanizing event in the early history of our nation.
Focusing extensively on Lafayette's 1824-1825 tour, the New-York Historical Society's exhibition French Founding Father: Lafayette's Return to Washington's America expands upon a show organized by the Mount Vernon Estate and gathers more than 100 of the objects that commemorated Lafayette's visit as well as his relationship to Washington. The exhibition opens on November 16 and runs through August 10, 2008.
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