Tiffany & Co. - Antique George Washington Crest Intaglio Signet Ring Georgian 14K Gold

Exilus Acta Probat, George Washington Family Coat of Arms intaglio Tiffany & Co. 14K gold signet ring. The Crest is composed of a raven with wings elevated and addorsed proper atop a coronet, Blazon- Argent two bars Gules, in chief three mullets of the second, Motto- Exitus acta probat (The outcome is the test of the act) References: Bolton's American Armory. Boston: F. W. Faxon Co, 1927 The motto is a reference to Ovid's Heroides II, with the translation from Latin: the outcome justifies the deeds. Another translation is- Judge me by the results of my actions. "In a letter dated 7 December 1791, George Washington received the confirmation from Sir Isaac Heard, Garter Principal King of Arms of the College of Arms in London. He responds that "the arms are the same that are held here by certain ancestral family member." The President used the coat of arms in many places around his home at Mount Vernon... It was the first coat of arms recorded in the Committee on Heraldry of the New England Historic Genealogical Society's Roll of Arms." References: Wikipedia This classic antique Tiffany & Co. signet ring dates to the late 19th- early 20th century. Size: 8.25 US Dimensions: 21mm shoulder to shoulder, 12mm in height Marks: Tiffany & Co., 14K Very good condition commensurate with age, nice age appropriate patina.