Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Sword, KT ceremonial |
Accession number |
88.54 |
Catalog Number |
88.54.1a-b |
Dimensions |
L-36.5 inches |
Collection |
Regalia |
Place of Origin |
New Hampshire, U.S.A. |
Description |
Knight Templar ceremonial sword. A; Plumed knight's helmet pommel, black wooden grip with metal calvary cross decoration affixed. Quillian is metal with stars forming triangles on each end. In the center is a rooster cock. A chain runs from left arm of quillian to the pommel. Blade is etched with scrollwork and crosses. Name of George Somes is etched on one side and Pilgrim Commandary Laconia N.H. on the other. B: Scabbard is black leather with banding decorated with Templar themes: a calbary cross with a serpent coiled around it head upwards. In Hoc Signo Vinces (By this sign you will conquer) surrounds image. |
Artist |
A.S. Gordon, Laconia, NH |
Title |
Knight Templar Ceremonial Sword (George Somes/American) |
Lexicon category |
10: Unclassifiable Artifacts |
Credit line |
Gift of George R. Somes, II |