- Title:
- Founder's jewel for Royal Alfred Chapter, No. 780, 1919.
- Object name(s):
- Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Founder
- Brief description:
- Top bar: Gold plated silver metal bar infilled with dark blue enamel and bearing the text 'FOUNDER'. This is within a gold plated silver metal border with foliage motifs around the edges. Ribbon: Ribbed silk in red. Ribbon device: Gold coloured metal Eastern crown mounted onto gold coloured metal rays, which are on a gold coloured metal triangle. Hanging device: Copper coloured metal relief depiction of King Alfred holding aloft his sword. He is mounted with a gold plated silver metal garter infilled with white enamel and bearing the text 'ROYAL ALFRED CHAPTER No. 780'. The garter is mounted onto a gold plated silver metal triangle infilled with red enamel and surrounded by gold plated silver metal foliage motifs. Pin: Vertical.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--1910-1919--Founders
- Associated person:
- Spencer and Co
- Associated person:
- Alfred, King of England, 849-899, Dedicatee
- Comments:
- Item catalogued as part of the London On-Line project.
- Content - description:
- Foliage, King Alfred, Garter
- Dimension:
- H: 90 W: 45 D: 7 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
- Entry date:
- 17/07/1933
- Inscription content:
- 'R.S'
- Inscription content:
- 'SPENCER'
- Inscription content:
- 'LONDON'
- Inscription content:
- Sterling silver, Birmingham, lowercase u, 1919
- Inscription type:
- Hallmark
- Object name:
- Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Founder
- Object number:
- M2008/544
- Object production date:
- 1919
- Object production place:
- England
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Cast metal
- Technique:
- Plated
- Technique:
- Woven
- Technique:
- Enamelled
- Technique:
- Pinned
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Use licence for this record: CC BY
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