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Title:
Past Master's collar jewel for Topsham Lodge presented to John Hill, 1775.
Object name(s):
Jewels; Collar jewel, Past Master
Brief description:
Engraved silver coloured metal plate jewel. Obverse, central to the design is a sun surrounded by a pair of compasses and a secton of a circle. At the top of the compass is an engraved flower and a hanging loop. Along the arms of the compass is an inscription. The design is mirrored on the reverse with a different inscription along the compass arms.
Collection:
Museum of Freemasonry
Acquisition method:
Donation
Associated concept:
Collar jewels--Freemasonry--England--Lodge Officers
Associated concept:
Regalia--Freemasonry--England--Lodge Officers--Collar jewels
Associated person:
Hill, John, Former owner
Content - description:
Compass, Section of a circle, Sun, Flower
Dimension:
H: 101 W: 90 D: n/a Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
Entry date:
n/k
Inscription content:
POSITION: Obverse, top of compass arms TEXT: 'Presented from . the / Topsham Lodge' METHOD: Engraved (hand) SCRIPT TYPE: Script LANGUAGE: English TRANSLATION: n/a NOTE: n/a
Inscription content:
POSITION: Reverse, top of compass arms TEXT: 'to John Hill. W. P. M. / June. 23d. 1775 METHOD: Engraved (hand) SCRIPT TYPE: Script LANGUAGE: English TRANSLATION: n/a NOTE: n/a
Object name:
Jewels; Collar jewel, Past Master
Object number:
M2009/2231
Object production date:
1775 (circa)
Object production place:
n/k
Reproduction format:
Digital image
Technique:
Cut metal
Technique:
Engraved (hand)

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/168d4516-a880-3199-888a-7cbe7762a215

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/168d4516-a880-3199-888a-7cbe7762a215, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY

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