- Title:
- Past First Principal's jewel for Mount Sinai Chapter, No. 19 presented to E. Comp. Joseph Smith, 1855.
- Object name(s):
- Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Past First Principal
- Brief description:
- Top bar: Buckle bar in gold plated silver and with deep engraved foliage design. Ribbon: Ribbed silk in dark red. Ribbon device: Bar in the form of a buckle, in gold plated silver and with deep engraved foliage design. Bottom bar: Buckle bar in gold plated silver and with deep engraved foliage design. Hanging device: Eastern crown in gold plated silver, on a triangle also in gold plated silver and with text in relief reading 'No. 19'. They are on a sunburst in gold plated silver with a fine ridge design. The design is framed within a circular band of gold plated silver with ridged design, polished trim and text in polished relief reading 'MOUNT / SINAI / CHAPTER'. At the centre is a disc of red enamel on which the sunburst sits (barely visible). There is a presentation inscription on the reverse. Pin: Missing.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--1850-1859--Past First Principals
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--1860-1869--Past First Principals
- Associated concept:
- Mount Sinai Chapter, No. 19, London--Jewels
- Associated person:
- Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844, Former owner
- 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.
- Comments:
- This Chapter is attached to Royal Athelstan Lodge, No. 19.
- Content - description:
- Eastern crown, Sunburst, Foliage
- Dimension:
- H: 99 W: 49 D: 9 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
- Entry date:
- n/k
- Inscription content:
- 'W. P'.
- Inscription content:
- Sterling silver, London, Gothic lowercase m, 1867/68
- Inscription type:
- Hallmark
- Inscription content:
- POSITION: Reverse of hanging device TEXT: 'PRESENTED TO / Compn. Joseph / Smith P.Z. and Treasurer / For his valuable and efficient / Services rendered to the / Chapter as M.E.Z. / during the Year 1855'. METHOD: Engraved SCRIPT TYPE: Gothic and italic LANGUAGE: English TRANSLATION: n/a NOTE: n/a
- Object name:
- Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Past First Principal
- Object number:
- M2006/450
- Object production date:
- 1867
- Object production place:
- England
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Cast metal
- Technique:
- Engraved
- Technique:
- Woven
- Technique:
- Plated
- Technique:
- Enamelled
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