- Title:
- Founder's jewel for United Strength Chapter, No. 228, 1920.
- Object name(s):
- Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Founder
- Brief description:
- Top bar: Shaped bar in gold plated silver, surmounted by a relief foliage design, and infilled with dark blue enamel with text reading 'FOUNDER'. Ribbon: Ribbed and watered silk in cream, faded. Hanging device: Gold plated silver raised disc painted in colour enamel with three male figures binding a fasces. Around the scene is a border of dark blue enamel with text reading 'UNITED STRENGTH CHAPTER / No. 228'. The disc is pinned to a Seal of Solomon (six pointed, two interlocking triangles) in gold plated silver and infilled with red enamel (only points visible). Between each of the points is a design of a rose, thistle and shamrock, in gold plated silver and relief. Pin: Vertical.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Bequest
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--1920-1929--Founders
- Associated concept:
- United Strength Chapter, No. 228, London--Jewels
- Content - description:
- Men, Fasces, Seal of Solomon, Foliage, Rose, Thistle, Shamrock
- Dimension:
- H: 104 W: 39 D: 8 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
- Entry date:
- 28/06/1967
- Inscription content:
- 'W. J. C.'
- Inscription content:
- Sterling silver, Birmingham, lowercase v, 1920/21
- Inscription type:
- Hallmark
- Object name:
- Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Founder
- Object number:
- M1967/153
- Object production date:
- 1920
- Object production place:
- England
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Cast metal
- Technique:
- Plated
- Technique:
- Woven
- Technique:
- Watered
- Technique:
- Enamelled
- Technique:
- Painted
- Technique:
- Pinned
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Use licence for this record: CC BY
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