Collection Highlights
Properties, Including Vacant Plots, Foreclosed in Manhattan During 1930-1931-1932
Date:
March 29, 1933
Object Number:
LIB.F128.HD251.R28
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Pin: John S. Ellis In Hoc Signo Vinces
Object Number:
1939.491
Date:
1858
Medium:
Gold, other metal, chalcendony, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 1 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: throughout reverse: "John S. Ellis / California San Francisco / Commandery Dec. 24 1858 / No. 1 A.O. 740 / NON HAEC SINE NUMINE"
enameled: center of obverse: "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES"
Description:
Gold medal in the form of a formée cross, with black onyx inlay on obverse, hinged pin and hook attachments on reverse; there is a serpent entwined around a cross at the center, against red enamel ground, inside a 9-pointed star with "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES" around the cross, with crossed bones, an open book, and a skull below; inscription throughout reverse, surrounding engraved imate of a plumed armor helmet and gorget in profile above a shield with a cross that has 5 upturned crescents, a floral garland on each side, set above inscribed banner across the bottom.
Gallery Label:
This pin was presented to John Stoneacre Ellis (1828-1896), who was the younger brother of the donor's husband, Augustus Van Horne Ellis, in San Francisco in 1858.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
