- Title:
- Past First Principal's jewel for Moira Chapter, No. 92 presented to E. Comp. Charles Wells, 1902/3 and again in 1917.
- Object name(s):
- Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Past First Principal
- Brief description:
- Top bar: Bar in gold plated silver with a fleur-de-lis at each end. At the centre of the bar is panel, infilled with white enamel and with text reading '1902 & 1917'. Ribbon: Ribbed silk in dark red. First ribbon device: Sceptre laid horizontally with an Eastern crown on the left end, in gold plated silver. Second ribbon device: Sceptre laid horizontally with an All-seeing eye on the right end, in gold plated silver. Bottom bar: Sceptre laid horizontally with a Bishop's mitre on the left end, in gold plated silver. Hanging device: Celestial crown (see note) with a star at each point, on a triangle, both in gold plated silver. They are on and within a circular band of matt gold plated silver, with polished trim and text in polished relief reading 'MOIRA / CHAPTER / No. 92'. At the centre of the device is a disc of red enamel. There is a presentation inscription on the reverse. Pin: Vertical.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--1900-1909--Past First Principals
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--1910-1919--Past First Principals
- Associated concept:
- Moira Chapter, No. 92, London--Jewels
- Associated person:
- Spencer and Co
- Associated person:
- Wells, Charles, d. 1930, 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:
- Celestial crown: in Royal Arch Freemasonry, it should be the Eastern crown that is used, as in this jewel's second ribbon device.
- Content - description:
- Celestial crown (see note), Sceptres of the three principals
- Dimension:
- H: 99 W: 41 D: 7 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
- Entry date:
- n/k
- Inscription content:
- 'SPENCER'
- Inscription content:
- 'LONDON'
- Inscription content:
- Sterling silver, Birmingham, lowercase d, 1903/04
- Inscription type:
- Hallmark
- Inscription content:
- POSITION: Reverse of hanging device TEXT: 'CHARLES / WELLS / 1902-3'. METHOD: Engraved SCRIPT TYPE: Block LANGUAGE: English TRANSLATION: n/a NOTE: n/a
- Object name:
- Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Past First Principal
- Object number:
- M2006/481
- Object production date:
- 1903
- Object production place:
- England
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Cast metal
- Technique:
- Engraved
- Technique:
- Woven
- Technique:
- Pinned
- Technique:
- Plated
- Technique:
- Enamelled
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Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/cc6b6c7b-1995-31ff-a748-2411d79c53da, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY
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