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Title:
Founder's jewel (miniature) for Fortitude Chapter, No. 229, 1906.
Object name(s):
Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Founder
Brief description:
Top bar: Gold plated silver bar with engraved line border and text infilled with dark blue enamel reading 'FOUNDER'. Ribbon: Ribbed and watered silk in cream. Hanging device: Gold plated silver shield, infilled with white enamel and bearing a painted enamel elephant carrying a castle on its back. The shield is on a triangle in gold plated silver and within a circular band of gold plated silver, infilled with red enamel with text reading 'CHAPTER FORTITUDE / No. 229 E.C.' Pin: Horizontal.
Collection:
Museum of Freemasonry
Acquisition method:
Donation
Associated concept:
Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--1900-1909--Founders
Associated concept:
Fortitude Chapter, No. 229, London--Jewels
Associated person:
Bladon (Firm)
Content - description:
Elephant and castle, Shield
Dimension:
H: 56 W: 23 D: 4 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
Entry date:
n/k
Inscription content:
'J. B.'
Inscription content:
Sterling silver, London, lowercase l, 1906/07
Inscription type:
Hallmark
Object name:
Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Founder
Object number:
M2006/519
Object production date:
1906
Object production place:
England
Reproduction format:
Digital image
Technique:
Cast metal
Technique:
Plated
Technique:
Woven
Technique:
Watered
Technique:
Pinned
Technique:
Enamelled
Technique:
Painted

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c5e3d5b7-1e7b-3e7e-9446-05eb3abab180

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c5e3d5b7-1e7b-3e7e-9446-05eb3abab180, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY

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