Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Mark Medal for Lewis Berry
1795-1811
Maker not marked
USA: New York, New York
silver
overall: 2-1/16"h x 1-5/8"w x .026"d (without pin); overall: 5.2 x 4.1 cm; weight: 13.8 g
Museum Purchase
2010.067

Masonic Mark Medal made in a shield shape with vertical pin applied to one side and tube applied to the other. At top, there is the remains of a ribbon-like hanging loop. One side of the medal is engraved with a personal mark - a pair of tablets and a sword. Around the mark is a circle with letters "HTWSSTKS." The other side has a square and compasses symbol at top center. Below this is a crescent shape with "Lewis Berry / Indt. R.A. Lodge No. 2." Below the lettering is -a flower with leafy vines extending from each side. At bottom are initials "MB." [could also be read as WS or WB]