Tiffany
A Yale Wolf's Head Society Brooch, c. 1908
Width: 3/4"
Weight: 5 grams
Weight: 5 grams
New York
J6754
$ 3,500.00
18K yellow gold in the form of a wolf's head over an inverted Ankh symbol, engraved on back 'C. P. Beadleston / NY City', and marked Tiffany & Co. 18K....
18K yellow gold in the form of a wolf's head over an inverted Ankh symbol, engraved on back "C. P. Beadleston / NY City", and marked Tiffany & Co. 18K.
This Yale Wolf’s Head Society membership pin belonged to C.P. Beadleston of New York, a former member of the New York Stock Exchange and WWI naval aviator who graduated from Yale in 1908. The Wolf’s Head Society is a member of Yale’s ‘Big Three’ secret societies founded in 1883; with members granted a pin with a wolf’s head impaled by an inverted Egyptian Ankh, symbolizing eternal life and a dedication to the society.
This Yale Wolf’s Head Society membership pin belonged to C.P. Beadleston of New York, a former member of the New York Stock Exchange and WWI naval aviator who graduated from Yale in 1908. The Wolf’s Head Society is a member of Yale’s ‘Big Three’ secret societies founded in 1883; with members granted a pin with a wolf’s head impaled by an inverted Egyptian Ankh, symbolizing eternal life and a dedication to the society.