Antique Haviland Porcelain with Hand Painted Crest

Hi, all! I'm going to post this here and on the antiques board in the hopes someone can decipher the crest on this pretty antique partial tea set for me? Here are the pictures.....




As you can see the crest is dated 1776 to 1876 indicating, to me, anyway that the set is a commemoration of a 100 year anniversary of......what? I thought the man might have been holding a golf club. However, it just looks like a stick with a box at the end. What type of animal is that, too. I was thinking wild boar, I guess.......I just don't know. Anyone have any ideas?

I appreciate any thoughts, guesses, or actual knowledge on this!

Juli

 

Hi Juli!

Just a couple of WAGs
stick with box = axe (tree looks as if it already has rec'd a few whacks)
animal = bison? (I think I see a horn)

 

Thanks, quirkygirl. Looks like we have the answers over on the Antiques board. I think the horn you are seeing is actually an ear. My picture is a little dark.

Thanks again for the help!

Juli