Motto Collection

Design for Scouts Enrolment Card, (1944). Creator: Robert Baden-Powell
Design for Scouts Enrolment Card, (1944). A scout stands under the scouting motto: Be Prepared. On the right is an image of St George, patron saint of England, killing the dragon

The Shield, Emblems, and Motto of Liberia as established in 1847, 1906. Creator: Unknown
The Shield, Emblems, and Motto of Liberia as established in 1847, 1906

Esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris (galerie Lobau) : Fluctuat Nec Mergitur, 1890. Creator: Hector d Espouy
Esquisse pour l'Hotel de Ville de Paris (galerie Lobau) : Fluctuat Nec Mergitur, 1890

Fireman's Bucket, c. 1940. Creator: Georgina King
Fireman's Bucket, c. 1940

The flooded city, also known as "Fluctuat Nec Mergitur", 1910. Creator: Alexandre Seon
The flooded city, also known as "Fluctuat Nec Mergitur", 1910

Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560), 1532. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560), 1532

Debating class, Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1901. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Debating class, Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1901. A young woman standing before a group of seated students. A partially visible chalkboard says "Debate

Coverlet, New York, 1854. Creator: Ira Hadsell
Coverlet, New York, 1854

Banner with motto of the National Association of Colored Womens Clubs, ca. 1924
A purple silk banner with gold fringe and the National Association of Colored Womens Clubs motto, " LIFTING / AS / WE CLIMB" painted in large gold letters

Ornament Design for a Thesis on the Device: Quest un soccorso, ca. 1656

The Lord Mayors Jewel, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Lord Mayors Jewel, 1844. Ceremonial jewellery of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. The jewel contains, in the centre, the City arms, cut " in cameo", of a delicate blue

The Reigning Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, drawn by Baugniet, 1845. Portrait of Ernst II and Princess Alexandrine. Ernst was the brother of Prince Albert, who was married to Queen Victoria

Bucharest, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Bucharest, late 19th-early 20th century. Decorative coat of arms for the city of Bucharest, capital of Romania, with the motto Patria Si Dreptul Meu, (The Homeland And My Right)

Geneva, 1891. Creator: Unknown
Geneva, 1891. Decorative coat of arms for the city of Geneva, capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. In the centre is a key, one of the two keys of heaven of St Peter

Coat of arms of Stiyleman le Strange, mid 19th century. Henry L Estrange Styleman Le Strange (1815-1862) was an English decorative painter who developed the town of Hunstanton in Norfolk as a coastal

Czechoslovakia, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Czechoslovakia, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Bulgaria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Bulgaria, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Chile, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Chile, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

Detail of the badge of the Royal Spanish Language Academy with the motto Limpia, fija y da esplendor (Clean, fix and give splendour), in the Events Room

Mottoes used on banners in English Civil War
Devices and mottoes used by Parliament officers on standards and banners in the English Civil War, 1641-47

The Theatrical Steel Yards of 1750, (1751). Artist: Patrick O Brian
The Theatrical Steel Yards of 1750, (1751). Players hang from scales surmounted by the motto Totus mundus agit histrionem, - All the worlds a stage

Banner of the arms of England and France, quartered, c1445, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Banner of the arms of England and France, quartered, c1445, (1843). Design after a manuscript page in The Shrewsbury Book

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