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Title:
Past First Principal's jewel for a London Chapter (unwarranted pattern).
Object name(s):
Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Past First Principal
Brief description:
Top bar: Gold plated silver metal bar with foliage designs in relief. Ribbon: Ribbed silk in dark red. Ribbon device: Gold plated silver metal bar with foliage designs in relief and a pierced rectangle in the centre. Hanging device: Gold plated silver metal triangle mounted with an Eastern crown in gold plated silver metal on the top point, a gold plated silver metal turban on the left point and a gold plated silver metal Bishop's mitre on the right point. This is mounted into a circular disc of infilled red enamel and framed within a matt gold plated silver metal band, which is bearing text in relief reading 'LONDON'. Pin: Vertical.
Collection:
Museum of Freemasonry
Acquisition method:
Donation
Associated concept:
Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England
Associated concept:
Royal Arch Freemasonry Jewels
Associated person:
George Kenning and Son
Comments:
Item catalogued as part of the London On-Line project.
Comments:
The First Principal of a Royal Arch Chapter is known as 'Zerubbabel' and for this reason many Past First Principal's jewels refer to 'PZ' for ‘Past Zerubbabel’ or 'MEZ' for Most Excellent Zerubbabel.
Content - description:
Eastern crown, Bishop's mitre, Turban, Foliage
Dimension:
H: 115 W: 41 D: 11 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
Entry date:
n/k
Inscription content:
'H.T.L'
Inscription content:
'G KENNING & SON'
Inscription content:
'LONDON'
Inscription content:
'SILVER'
Inscription content:
Sterling silver, London, uppercase N, 1888
Inscription type:
Hallmark
Object name:
Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Past First Principal
Object number:
M2009/974
Object production date:
1888
Object production organisation:
H. T. Lamb and Co., London
Object production place:
England
Reproduction format:
Digital image
Technique:
Cast metal
Technique:
Woven
Technique:
Plated
Technique:
Enamelled
Technique:
Pierced

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0df61be9-01ff-3627-a2f5-c8f1c23b69a9

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0df61be9-01ff-3627-a2f5-c8f1c23b69a9, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY

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