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Description: | Obverse: Shield of the Society divided into three fields; above two rowing boats, two clasped hands (C) below, a three-masted ship in a gale; for crest, a cottage with ribbon. Inscription: "REFUGE ". Below, a ribbon with date "1791". Legend: "THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS". Reverse: A list of the names of the Officers and Trustees of the Society. Inscription: [List of twelve names] "DAVID SEARS - PRESIDENT. ABBOT LAWRENCE - I VICE PREST JOHN HOMANS - II VICE PRES --------TRUSTEES R.BENNET FORBES-------WILLIAM AMORY". Legend: "OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTION 1854". | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Wright, C C | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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