Sz: 3 1/2″ x 2 3/4″

Acquired directly from Paul Winston, proprietor of the legendary Ivy Style men’s store, Chipp NYC, bullion blazer badge (pocket patch) handcrafted with intricate wire embroidery

The shield (or coat of arms) of the University of Pennsylvania was adopted in roughly its present form by the school’s trustees in 1932-1933. It features three major symbolic elements: the open books, to signify learning; the dolphin, taken from the center of Benjamin Franklin’s coat of arms; and the three “plates” (circles on the chevron), taken from the center of the Penn family’s coat of arms.