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Title:
Medal commemorating the presentation of a gavel to Gray's Inn Lodge, No. 4938, circa 1930.
Object name(s):
Metal; Medal, England
Brief description:
Medal with two drilled holes where it would have been riveted to the gavel. On the obverse central to the design is engraved text reading 'THIS GAVEL / WAS MADE AND PRESENTED TO / THE GRAY'S INN LODGE / BY W. BRO. / MASTER W. VALENTINE BALL / O.B.E. P.A.G.R.EG. / 17TH MARCH 1930'. The reverse is blank
Collection:
Museum of Freemasonry
Acquisition method:
Donation
Associated concept:
Medals Freemasonry England
Associated person:
Ball, W. Valentine, Commissioner
Comments:
As most items are manufactured in the same year they are presented, date of manufacture for this medal is taken to be the same as its presentation date. Please note this manufacture date is speculative as occasionally items are manufactured before or even after the date of presentation.
Comments:
The cataloguing of the medal collection at the Library and Museum of Freemasonry was supported by a grant from Arts Council England in 2013.
Dimension:
H: n/a W: n/a D: 2 Dia: 29 Wt: n/a
Entry date:
03/10/2002
Inscription content:
'GK&S'
Inscription content:
Sterling silver, London, lowercase o, 1929/30.
Inscription type:
Hallmark
Object name:
Metal; Medal, England
Object number:
M2002/3843
Object production date:
1930 (circa)
Object production place:
England
Reproduction format:
Digital image
Technique:
Struck metal
Technique:
Engraved

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0b078386-38f5-3399-a556-7dd24a3978af

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0b078386-38f5-3399-a556-7dd24a3978af, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY

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