- Title:
- Past Master's jewel for Joppa Lodge, No. 4586 presented to W. Bro. A. H. Ashworth in 1934 and later presented again to W. Bro. A. T. Ashworth (1946), W. Bro. R. W. Wilding (1977) and W. Bro. G. F. McTigue (1996-1997).
- Object name(s):
- Jewels; Jewel, Past Master
- Brief description:
- Top bar: Gold bar infilled with dark blue enamel with text 'JOPPA LODGE'. The bar has a finial at each end and is topped by a curling gold foliage motif in gold. Ribbon: Ribbed silk in light blue. First ribbon device: Curved gold scroll infilled with light blue enamel with text '1933 W. M. 1934'. Second ribbon device: Enamel disc with the painted image of two workmen on the bank of a river, one helping the other up (see Notes). Third ribbon device: Curved gold scroll infilled with light blue enamel with text 'JE TIENS JE TIENDRA'. Bottom bar: Gold bar infilled with dark blue enamel with text 'JOPPA LODGE'. The bar has a finial at each end and has a curling gold foliage motif in gold below. Hanging device: Gold set square with a line border in polished relief and an applied foliage motif, beneath which is suspended the 47th proposition of Euclid. Presentation inscription: On the reverse of the hanging device. Pin: Vertical.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Associated concept:
- Joppa Lodge, No. 4586 [erased], Birkenhead--Jewels
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Freemasonry--England--1930-1939--Past Masters
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Freemasonry--England--1940-1949--Past Masters
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Freemasonry--England--1970-1979--Past Masters
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Freemasonry--England--1990-1999--Past Masters
- Associated person:
- Ashworth, A. H, Former owner
- Associated person:
- Ashworth, Albert Thompson, Former owner
- Associated person:
- Wilding, R. W., Former owner
- Associated person:
- McTigue, Gregory Floyd, Former owner
- Comments:
- The scene on the second ribbon device alludes to the Biblical citation of Joppa as the town where materials were unloaded for the construction of the Temple at Jerusalem. One strain of Masonic tradition has it that the sides of the river at Joppa were so steep that workmen had to help one another up onto the bank by means of a certain hold with the right hand, still used in Freemasonry today.
- Comments:
- The French motto on the third ribbon device translates as 'I hold and I will hold'.
- Content - description:
- Set square, 47th proposition of Euclid, Foliage
- Dimension:
- H: 132 W: 48 D: 3 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
- Entry date:
- 14/01/2003
- Inscription content:
- 'W.P&S'
- Inscription content:
- 9ct, Birmingham, uppercase J, 1933/34
- Inscription type:
- Hallmark
- Inscription content:
- POSITION: Reverse of hanging device TEXT: 'Presented to / Wor. Bro. A. H. Ashworth / as a mark of esteem / from the Brethren on / his leaving the / CHAIR / 1ST Feb 1934' METHOD: Engraved SCRIPT TYPE: Block and italic LANGUAGE: English TRANSLATION: n/a NOTE: n/a
- Object name:
- Jewels; Jewel, Past Master
- Object number:
- M2003/3
- Object production date:
- 1933
- Object production place:
- England
- Reproduction format:
- Image pending
- Technique:
- Cast metal
- Technique:
- Engraved
- Technique:
- Woven
- Technique:
- Enamelled
- Technique:
- Painted
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