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ARTIFACT:
This is a wonderful green enameled silver pin reading FORTITER ET RECTE (strength and right) by John Frick of New York. The pin is the symbol of The Chapin School, described here, from the School's website:
The Wheel
The wheel on The Chapin School seal was chosen by Miss Chapin because it is the symbol of St. Catherine of Alexandria, the patron saint of philosophers, thinkers and educated women. Chapin's motto is "Fortiter et Recte," Bravely and Rightly.
"Remember that your school symbol is a wheel and that like it, education has no beginning that we can remember, no end that we can see... you have learned about Fortitude and Rectitude, and now we send you away, that life may teach you. Fortitude, you know, includes not only Courage, but Strength, Endurance, Patience - that one must be brave for others as well as for oneself."
Maria Bowen Chapin
Courtesy of Wikipedia:
Maria Bowen Chapin opened "Miss Chapin's School for Girls and Kindergarten for Boys and Girls" in 1901. The school originally enrolled 78 students, who were taught by seven teachers. It developed from a small elementary school Chapin and Alice Wetmore founded in 1894 that was explicitly intended to prepare young girls for success at the Brearley School, which had been created 10 years earlier. Chapin ran the educational side of “Primary Classes for Girls” and Wetmore ran the business end. The two ended their partnership in 1901, and Miss Chapin’s School was born.
Chapin's first high school diplomas were granted in 1908, and the last boys attended in 1917.
According to archival sources recounted in And Cheer for the Green and Gold, Chapin was an early feminist and suffragette who focused heavily on character development and intended the school to offer the same classical education as was available to boys of that era.
Chapin remained headmistress until 1932. At her request, the school was renamed the Chapin School after she died, in 1934.
Chapin is at 100 East End Avenue, at East 84th Street. Chapin's school was originally at 12 West 47th Street. In 1905 the school moved to East 58th Street. In 1910 it moved to East 57th Street. The school has been at its current location on the Upper East Side since 1928.
VINTAGE:
Circa early twentieth century.
SIZE:
Approximately 3/4" in diameter.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Silver with enamel.
ATTACHMENT:
Horizontal pin with drop-in locking catch.
MARKINGS:
JOHN FRICK N.Y. SOLID SILVER.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from an School Insignia collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MDX11 LJJJX2/12 SLAGEX07/01/20 SAGEX03/12/21
CONDITION:
7+ (Very Fine+): The pin shows light wear and tarnish.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
