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Title:
Collar jewel for a First Principal of a Royal Arch Chapter, 1812.
Object name(s):
Jewels; Collar jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, First Principal
Brief description:
Plate and pierced jewel in gold plated silver consisting of a set square and compass framing a sun with engraved facial features above a section of circle with degree markings and there are numbers on the obverse side only. This is framed by two columns on a plinth supporting an arch, with a keystone at the top incorporating a hanging loop.
Collection:
Museum of Freemasonry
Acquisition method:
Donation
Associated concept:
Collar jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--First Principals
Associated concept:
Regalia--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--First Principals--Collar jewels
Associated concept:
Jewels--Royal Arch Freemasonry--England--1810-1819
Associated person:
Smith, Tate, Nicholson &
Associated person:
Holt, Silversmiths
Comments:
This jewel is one of three produced by these Silversmiths that follow the design laid down in the “Abstract of Laws and Regulations of the Society of Royal Arch Masons, 1807'.
Content - description:
Sun, Set square and compass, Section of a circle, Arch, Columns, Keystone
Dimension:
H: 94 W: 73
Entry date:
16/04/1973
Inscription content:
'S T / N & H'
Inscription content:
Sterling silver, Sheffield, uppercase D, 1812
Inscription type:
Hallmark
Object name:
Jewels; Collar jewel, Royal Arch Freemasonry, First Principal
Object number:
M1973/101
Object production date:
1812
Object production place:
England
Reproduction format:
Digital image
Technique:
Pierced
Technique:
Cut metal
Technique:
Plated
Technique:
Engraved
Text:
Silver gilt Royal Arch Principal's jewels by Smith, Tate, Nicholson and Holt, Sheffiled, 1812. These conform to the design laid down in the “Abstract of Laws and Regulations of the Society of Royal Arch Masons, 1807”. Presented by Michael Delanoy, April 1973. M1973/101,102,103
Text reason:
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