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Title:
Royal Arch Freemasonry member's jewel presented to William Scott Watson, exalted in the Lennox Chapter, Brighton, 1847.
Object name(s):
Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Member
Brief description:
Top bar: Gilt with deep engraved foliage. Ribbon: Ribbed silk in dark red. Ribbon device: Hollow and gilt with deep engraved foliage. Bottom bar: Gilt with deep engraved foliage. Hanging device: Gilt Seal of Solomon (six pointed or two interlocking triangles) framing a triple tau and engraved with text reading 'WE HAVE FOUND / EYPHKAMEN / INVENIMUS / CULTOR DEI / CIVIS MUNDI'. The Seal is framed within a gilt circular band of with text reading 'DEO, REGI, FRATRIBUS, HONOR, FIDELITAS, BENEVOLENTIA.' The device is set on a disc of translucent dark blue enamel, under glass and within a ring of clear paste. All is within a gilt frame with foliage embellishments and a presentation inscription on reverse. Pin: Vertical.
Collection:
Museum of Freemasonry
Acquisition method:
Donation
Associated concept:
Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--1840-1849--Members
Associated concept:
Lennox Chapter, No. 271, Brighton--Jewels
Associated person:
Watson, William, 1843-1930, Former owner
Comments:
The Latin inscription 'Deo regi fratribus, honor, fidelitas benevolentia' translates as 'For God, King and brethren, honour, fidelity and benevolence'. '[We have found] Eyphkamen invenimus cultor dei, civis mundi' translates as 'We have found the worship of God, O citizen of the world'. Eyphkamen, or Eurekamen, is a Greek word meaning 'We have found it!'.
Comments:
For more on Royal Arch Freemasonry, see associated record (below).
Content - description:
Seal of Solomon, Triple Tau, Foliage
Dimension:
H: 131 W: 48 D: 6 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
Entry date:
n/k
Inscription content:
POSITION: Reverse hanging device TEXT: ' WILLIAM SCOTT WATSON / Exalted in the / Lennox Chapter / BRIGHTON / AL 5847 AD 1847'. METHOD: Engraved SCRIPT TYPE: Gothic and block LANGUAGE: English TRANSLATION: n/a NOTE: n/a
Object name:
Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Member
Object number:
M2009/1185
Object production date:
1847 (circa)
Object production place:
England
Related object number:
26802719
Related object note:
Related object database number
Reproduction format:
Digital image
Technique:
Cast metal
Technique:
Engraved
Technique:
Woven
Technique:
Glass
Technique:
Plated
Technique:
Gemstone setting
Technique:
Enamelled

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f87a27c4-c495-3369-a76b-5904a8c3a8bf

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f87a27c4-c495-3369-a76b-5904a8c3a8bf, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY

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