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Title:
Plate jewel for Independent Royal Arch Lodge, No. 2 presented to James Sullivan, circa 1795.
Object name(s):
Jewels; Jewel, Plate; Jewel, United States of America, Royal Arch Freemasonry
Brief description:
Pierced and engraved silver coloured metal plate jewel in the form of a shield. Obverse, central to the design is a circle with an axe at the top and two below to the left and right there are three stars inbetween each axe. There is a border around the circle engraved with the letters 'H', 'J', 'W', 'P', 'S', 'T', 'K' and 'S' which are spaced out and with stars inbetween each one. Around the border are arrow heads. There is an engraved rayed design around the edge of the shield. Reverse, central to the design is a lozenge shaped banner bearing an inscription with a rayed design around its edge. Across the top of the lozenge in a horizontal line are three flowers spaced apart. There are three flowers below the lozenge also spaced apart. There is a rayed design around the edge of the shield. At the top is a hanging loop in the form of a ribbon.
Collection:
Museum of Freemasonry
Acquisition method:
Donation
Associated concept:
Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--U.S.A.
Associated concept:
Silverwork--Jewels--1700-1819
Associated concept:
Symbolism--Freemasonry--Jewels--1700-1819
Associated person:
Sullivan, James, Former owner
Content - description:
Rayed design, Flowers, Ribbon, Axes / tomahawks, Stars, Arrow heads
Dimension:
H: 67 W: 43 D: n/a Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
Entry date:
n/k
Inscription content:
POSITION: Obverse TEXT: 'James Sullivan / 5795 / I R A L No. 2.' METHOD: Engraved (hand)SCRIPT TYPE: Block LANGUAGE: English TRANSLATION: n/a NOTE: n/a
Object name:
Jewels; Jewel, Plate; Jewel, United States of America (New York), Royal Arch Freemasonry
Object number:
M2009/2266
Object production date:
1795 (circa)
Object production place:
n/k
Reproduction format:
Digital image
Technique:
Cut metal
Technique:
Pierced
Technique:
Engraved (hand)

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4f95f16e-17a5-33d8-9caf-5c253ae66a99

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4f95f16e-17a5-33d8-9caf-5c253ae66a99, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY

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