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Title:
Founder and Past Master's jewel for Ryton Holy Cross Lodge, No. 4231.
Object name(s):
Jewels; Jewel, Founder; Jewel, Past Master
Brief description:
Top bar: Gold plated silver bar infilled with white enamel and bearing the text 'FOUNDER'. Ribbon: Ribbed silk in light blue. Ribbon device: Gold coloured metal Past Master's device being a set square with the 47th proposition of Euclid suspended below. Hanging device: Gold plated silver arch painted with a coloured enamel depiction of St. Helena standing wearing dark blue robes and holding a crown of thorns. This is mounted within a gold plated silver arch with pierced gold plated silver foliage motifs around the edges. Arched around the top and entwined around the foliage is a gold plated silver shaped banner infilled with dark blue and white enamel and bearing the text 'RYTON / HOLY / CROSS'. At the bottom of the arch is a gold plated silver bar infilled with white enamel and bearing the text 'LODGE 4231'. Pin: Vertical.
Collection:
Museum of Freemasonry
Acquisition method:
Donation
Associated concept:
Jewels--Freemasonry--England--1920-1929--Founders
Associated concept:
Ryton Holy Cross Lodge, No. 4231, Ryton--Jewels
Associated concept:
Jewels--Freemasonry--England--1920-1929--Past Masters
Associated concept:
Badges (logos)--Freemasonry--Saints--St. Helena
Associated person:
Spencer and Co
Content - description:
Foliage, St. Helena, Arch, Set square, 47th proposition of Euclid, Crown of thorns
Dimension:
H: 85 W: 38 D: 5 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
Entry date:
05/01/1942
Inscription content:
'SPENCER'
Inscription content:
'LONDON'
Inscription content:
'R.S'
Inscription content:
Sterling silver, Birmingham, lowercase w, 1921
Inscription type:
Hallmark
Object name:
Jewels; Jewel, Founder; Jewel, Past Master
Object number:
M2002/2216
Object production date:
1921
Object production place:
England
Reproduction format:
Digital image
Technique:
Cast metal
Technique:
Plated
Technique:
Woven
Technique:
Watered
Technique:
Pinned
Technique:
Enamelled
Technique:
Painted
Technique:
Pierced

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/044806e8-8e97-31e5-b9a1-3ec1afbc3d8b

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/044806e8-8e97-31e5-b9a1-3ec1afbc3d8b, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY

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