crests (motifs)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Heraldic motifs forming part of a coat of arms sometimes displayed or inscribed to indicate ownership; a crest may be common to more than one family.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Alston family coats of arms
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-168
Collection Overview
This collection consists of three versions of the Alston family coat of arms. Two smaller crests are attributed to W. Alston of Clifton, S.C. and Charles Alston of Fairfield, S.C. A third coat of arms, belonging to John Ashe Alston, is centered on a larger piece of paper upon which the history of the Alston family coat of arms, written by Alston Deas, is printed in pencil. Next to an illustration of an estoile, Alston Deas notes that this is the correct star to place upon the Alston family...
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Special Collections
Fairfield Plantation papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-140
Collection Overview
This collection consists of items related to Fairfield Plantation and includes maps, photographs, correspondence, a handwritten list of the property's slaves, and other miscellaneous and primary materials.
Dates:
1839-1963
Found in:
Special Collections
Finley family coat of arms
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-141
Collection Overview
This collection includes two copies of the Finley family coat of arms and a handwritten letter providing the history of the crest and the Finley family.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Special Collections