Conical projection drawing of maple leaves carved into the head of the Dalhousie University mace
- 2017-003, OS Folder 1, Item 5
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- 1949
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Conical projection drawing of maple leaves carved into the head of the Dalhousie University mace
Conical projection drawing of the Dalhousie University mace
Detail drawing of circular scene at the base of the Dalhousie University mace
Drawing of a Scottish earl's coronet carved into the head of the Dalhousie University mace
Drawing of circlet of mayflowers carved into the head of the Dalhousie University mace
Drawing of fish detail on on the base of the Dalhousie University mace
Drawing of the Celtic cross on the head of the Dalhousie University mace
Drawing of the Celtic cross on the head of the Dalhousie University mace
Drawing of the shaft of the Dalhousie University mace
Drawings of the 1949 Dalhousie University mace
File contains 15 drawings of the ceremonial mace designed in 1949 by Chasteney Holbourne Saunders, former head of the Department of Anatomy. The mace was carved in oak, decorated with silver and enamel, and measured 1.4 metres in length. First used in the 1950 convocation, the mace was retired in 1919 when the university introduced the "New Dawn Staff of Place and Belonging" as its ceremonial object.
There is one full-scale drawing in ink and three reduced reproductions mounted on board. The remainder are rough sketches and detail drawings in pencil of the emblems and figures that Saunders employed to represent maritime traditions and the historical significance of Dalhousie’s service to the Atlantic provinces.