- Title:
- Founder's jewel for Sir John Hawkins Lodge, No. 3704, 1914.
- Object name(s):
- Jewels; Jewel, Founder
- Brief description:
- Top bar: Gold plated silver bar with text infilled with dark blue enamel reading 'FOUNDER', and a finial below with text infilled with dark blue enamel reading '1914'. Ribbon: Ribbed silk in dark blue. Hanging device: Oval shaped panel with the crest of Sir John Hawkins at the centre in relief, being a man's torso and a banner with text reading 'NIL DESPERANDUM' ('Never despair'). The panel has a border of dark blue enamel with text reading 'SIR JOHN HAWKINS LODGE No. 3704'. Pin: Horizontal.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Freemasonry--England--1910-1919--Founders
- Associated concept:
- Badges (logos)--Freemasonry--Heraldry--Crests--Hawkins, John, Sir, 1535-1595
- Associated person:
- Hawkins, John, Sir, 1532-1595, Dedicatee
- Comments:
- Sir John Hawkins was a shipbuilder and naval administrator who greatly contributed to the success of the navy of Queen Elizabeth I against the Spanish Armada.
- Content - description:
- Sir John Hawkins crest
- Dimension:
- H: 78 W: 34 D: 5 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
- Entry date:
- 25/09/1933
- Inscription content:
- 'J.A.R'
- Inscription content:
- Sterling silver, Birmingham, lowercase o, 1913/14
- Inscription type:
- Hallmark
- Object name:
- Jewels; Jewel, Founder
- Object number:
- M2002/1726
- Object production date:
- 1914
- Object production place:
- England
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Cast metal
- Technique:
- Plated
- Technique:
- Enamelled
- Technique:
- Woven
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Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/88ba4c8b-7df0-3da6-bde0-20bc4baf1120, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY
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