Name/Title
Fraternal PinEntry/Object ID
1928.1.3Description
Large, shield-shaped silver pin. The pin hangs from an eye ring at the center top that is attached to a long, wire stick pin. One side of the pin is engraved all over with Masonic imagery and the other is engraved with a harp and violin within a circle. The imagery includes an all-seeing eye, a moon and stars, Noah's ark, a dove, masonry tools, a sun, crossed keys, a heart, a spade, a sword, an archway, a coffin, a scythe, and a sand dial. The words SIT LUX, ET LUX FUIT" and "MEMENTO MORI" are engraved on the side with the imagery. The other side has the initials, "H. T. W. S. S. T. K. S.", within the circle surrounding the instruments. The initials "L. F. Jr." is at the center bottom.Context
Owned by Lavius Fillmore, Jr. of New Haven, Vermont. Fillmore designed churches in Middlebury and Bennington, Vermont.Acquisition
Accession
1928.1Source or Donor
Spargo, JohnLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Pin, FraternalNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Pin, InsigniaNomenclature Primary Object Term
InsigniaNomenclature Sub-Class
Status SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
3-1/4 inWidth
2-1/8 inDepth
1/4 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Fillmore, Lavius, Jr. (1767-1846)Person or Organization
FreemasonsRelated Places
Place
Town
New HavenCounty
Addison CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America