- Title:
- Plate jewel with masonic symbolism (undated).
- Object name(s):
- Jewels; Jewel, Moderns Grand Lodge; Jewel, Plate
- Brief description:
- Silver and engraved jewel, plate and pierced and in the form of a compass and section of a circle. Framed within is a set square at a perpendicular angle to the compass, with a trowel, maul and level above, and a sun and moon below. Engraved on the section of a circle is text reading 'AMOR HONOR & JUSTITIA', (Love, honour and justice). There is a hanging loop on top.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Purchase
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Freemasonry--England--1700-1819
- Associated concept:
- Silverwork--Jewels--1700-1819
- Associated concept:
- Symbolism--Freemasonry--Jewels--1700-1819
- Comments:
- Although this jewel is undated, this style was common in the Modern and Antient Grand Lodges before they unified. Therefore, it can be assumed that this jewel predates the 1813 Union.
- Content - description:
- Compass and section of a circle, Set square, Level, Trowel, Maul, Sun, Moon
- Dimension:
- H: 69 W: 74 D: 2 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
- Entry date:
- 28/10/1999
- Object name:
- Jewels; Jewel, Moderns Grand Lodge; Jewel, Plate
- Object number:
- M1999/271
- Object production date:
- n/k
- Object production place:
- England
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Cast metal
- Technique:
- Engraved (hand)
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b35aaed6-0671-3023-9e24-6dd51bbc911c
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b35aaed6-0671-3023-9e24-6dd51bbc911c, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY
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