Allegorical figures of Patience and Industry stand
on either side of an empty circular reserve. At left,
the small cherub representing patience holds a
shield and a spear. A head, perhaps that of Pallas
Athena (goddess of learning and the arts), decorates
his shield. Another boy at right, signifying
industry, holds a spade, some ears of wheat, and a
shield decorated with an industrious spider at the
center of a web.
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