- Title:
- Past Master's jewel for Lodge True Freemasonry, No. 1865 presented to W. Master Joseph Kirby, 1882.
- Object name(s):
- Jewels; Jewel, Past Master
- Brief description:
- Ribbon: Ribbed and watered silk in light blue, fading to green. Ribbon device: Set of three gold columns in three orders of architecture (from left to right: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian) standing on a chequered pavement of black and white enamel, which also supports a terrestrial globe of gold and painted enamel and a perfect ashlar of gold infilled with white enamel with a gold ring attached at the top. Hanging device: Gold set square and 47th proposition of Euclid on an oval plaque of light blue enamel, all set within a gold oval plaque surrounded by two gold snakes each biting the other's tail and bordered on the left by a sheaf of wheat and on the right by acacia leaves, all topped with a gold Pythagorean star (five pointed) on a gold square and compasses. Presentation inscription: On the reverse of the hanging device.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Associated concept:
- True Freemasonry, Lodge, No. 1865, Kolkata, Bengal Province--Jewels
- Associated concept:
- Jewels--Freemasonry--England--1880-1889--Past Masters
- Associated person:
- Kirby, Joseph, Former owner
- Comments:
- As most jewels are manufactured in the same year they are presented, date of manufacture for this jewel is taken to be the same as its presentation date. Please note this manufacture date is speculative as occasionally jewels are manufactured before or even after the date of presentation.
- Content - description:
- Set square, 47th proposition of Euclid, Square and compasses, Pythagorean star, Snakes, Chequered pavement, Perfect ashlar, Doric column, Ionic column, Corinthian column, Terrestrial globe, Acacia, Wheat
- Dimension:
- H: 120 W: 49 D: 7 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
- Entry date:
- 04/12/1957
- Inscription content:
- 18ct
- Inscription type:
- Hallmark
- Inscription content:
- POSITION: Reverse of hanging device TEXT: 'PRESENTED TO / Wor. Master Joseph Kirby / FOUNDER / OF / LODGE “TRUE FREEMASONRY” / (No. 1865 . E. C.) / SAIDPUR BENGAL / BY THE BRETHERN / AS A MARK OF ESTEEM / JANUARY / 1882' METHOD: Engraved SCRIPT TYPE: Gothic, block and sans serif LANGUAGE: English TRANSLATION: n/a NOTE: n/a
- Object name:
- Jewels; Jewel, Past Master
- Object number:
- M2002/298
- Object production date:
- 1882 (circa)
- Object production place:
- n/k
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Cast metal
- Technique:
- Engraved
- Technique:
- Woven
- Technique:
- Watered
- Technique:
- Enamelled
- Technique:
- Pinned
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Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f146a632-3f55-3fd4-b3a8-371b319f6f01, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY
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