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Title:
Past First Principal's jewel for Rock Chapter, No. 260.
Object name(s):
Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Past First Principal
Brief description:
Top bar: Sceptre laid horizontally with an Eastern crown on the left end, in gold. Ribbon: Ribbed silk in dark red. Ribbon device: Sceptre laid horizontally with an All-seeing eye on the right end, in gold. Pinned to the sceptre is a gold shield painted in colour enamel with the Rock at Trichinopoly in India. Bottom bar: Sceptre laid horizontally with a Bishop's mitre on the left end, in gold. Hanging device: Eastern crown in gold with red and green gemstone detailing. The crown is on a gold triangle and framed by a circular band of matt gold with text in polished relief reading 'ROCK / CHAPTER / No. 260 E.C.' At the centre of the circle, behind the triangle, is a gold sunburst. Pin: Vertical.
Collection:
Museum of Freemasonry
Acquisition method:
Donation
Associated concept:
Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--1910-1919--Past First Principals
Associated concept:
Rock Chapter, No. 260, Tiruchchirāppalli, Madras Province--Jewels
Associated concept:
Badges (logos)--Freemasonry--India--The Rock at Trichinopoly
Associated person:
Spencer and Co
Comments:
The First Principal of a Royal Arch Chapter is known as 'Zerubbabel' and for this reason many Past First Principal's jewels refer to 'PZ' for ‘Past Zerubbabel’ or 'MEZ' for Most Excellent Zerubbabel.
Content - description:
Eastern crown, Sunburst, Sceptres of the three principals, The Rock at Trichinopoly
Dimension:
H: 88 W: 39 D: 7 Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
Entry date:
n/k
Inscription content:
'SPENCER'
Inscription content:
'LONDON'
Inscription content:
'R.S.'
Inscription content:
15ct, Birmingham, lowercase n, 1912/13
Inscription type:
Hallmark
Object name:
Jewels; Jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, Past First Principal
Object number:
M2007/311
Object production date:
1912
Object production place:
England
Reproduction format:
Digital image
Technique:
Cast metal
Technique:
Engraved
Technique:
Woven
Technique:
Pinned
Technique:
Enamelled
Technique:
Painted
Technique:
Gemstone detailing

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fe43dfb1-ea1c-3ec9-a70d-86c9aeb5d58f

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fe43dfb1-ea1c-3ec9-a70d-86c9aeb5d58f, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY

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