At the center of the plate is an open palm of a right hand, with the motto In Mea Manu Maneat beneath. Under the plate owner's name reads Knight of the Order of John of Jerusalem.
Subject (Name):
Cosgrave, E. MacDowel (Ephraim MacDowel)
Subject (Topic):
A Right Hand, Physicians, Physiologists, and Surgeons
At the center of the plate is an open palm of a right hand, centered by the text His Mark. Beneath the palm is the phrase In Mea Manu Maneat. Surrounding the hand and the upper portion of the plate is the motto It Is To Him This Book Belongs: Him & Him-Self The Thiever Wrongs. The image and title text are surrounded by a decorative border.
A coat of arms, divided into two, on which a dark hand extends from the clouds above to take the pulse of gloved hand beneath it. Below this is a harp. At the crest is the head and wings of a cherub. On either side of the shield is a cherub amongst leafy designs. Beneath the shield is the motto Ratione et Experientia.