Pin, Fraternal
- Object Name:
- Pin, Fraternal
- Object ID:
- 2002.023.15
- Date:
- 1840-1842
- Description:
- Fraternity pin, gold. Psi Upsilon fraternity. Belonged to William Gilman Perry (1823-1910), Dartmouth class of 1842. Diamond shape. Black enamel in center with gold psi, upsilon, and clasped hands. Engraved on back, "W. G. Perry. / [sigma psi kappa]". Vertical gold pin on back. With handwritten note: "Fraternity pin of my grandfather, Dartmouth? or Union, where he graduated in medicine."
- Material:
- Metal
Gold
Enamel - Dimensions:
- H-1.2 W-0.75 D-0.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.
Belonged to William Gilman Perry (1823-1910), who graduated from Dartmouth in 1842. He was the son of Dr. William Perry (1788-1887) of Exeter, NH. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Shepard, Jr., in memory of Mr. Shepard's mother and maternal grandmother
- Subjects:
- Fraternities & sororities
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