- Title:
- Cup in silver awarded to W. Bro. A. Harris for first prize in a literary competition in Masonic Record, 1947.
- Object name(s):
- Metal; Cup
- Brief description:
- Silver cup with ovoid bowl, knopped stem and conical foot. Bowl engraved with presentation inscription.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Associated concept:
- Silverwork--Cups
- Associated concept:
- Literature Freemasonry Competitions
- Associated person:
- Harris, Albert, Former owner
- Comments:
- This silver cup was awarded to Albert Harris as first prize for his entry in a literary competition run by the periodical 'Masonic Record', “Freemasonry as a Guide to Man”, an essay which focuses on the friendship that freemasonry promotes. A second prize of books was awarded to Lawrence A. Phoenix for “Seeking Light and Knowledge”, a third prize to Frank Cecil Hansford Dennett for “Address to an Initiate”, and an Award of Merit to William Johns for “The Allotted Task
- Comments:
- an address to newly-raised Brethren”.
- Dimension:
- H: 205 Dia: 99
- Entry date:
- 10/03/2010
- Inscription content:
- 'HF'
- Inscription content:
- 'ROWLANDS & FRAZER'
- Inscription content:
- '148 REGENT ST. / LONDON W'
- Inscription content:
- Sterling silver, London, lowercase h, 1903/04
- Inscription type:
- Hallmark
- Inscription content:
- POSITION: Bowl TEXT: 'FIRST PRIZE / AWARDED TO / W. BRO. A. HARRIS / LITERARY COMPETITION / IN / MASONIC RECORD / 1947'. METHOD: Engraved (hand) SCRIPT TYPE: Block LANGUAGE: English TRANSLATION: n/a NOTE: n/a
- Object name:
- Metal; Cup
- Object number:
- M2010/953
- Object production date:
- 1904
- Object production place:
- England
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Cast metal
- Technique:
- Engraved
- User's reference:
- 'Masonic Record' (periodical)
- User's reference:
- April 1947 and May 1947
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c89496f2-e53d-3d3c-9789-591622ac0830
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c89496f2-e53d-3d3c-9789-591622ac0830, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY
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