Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Mark Medal for Ezra Bennet (1776 or 1778-1831)
1802-1807
Maker not marked
USA: Connecticut
Silver
Overall: 2-3/16"h x 1-3/4"w x .018"d; overall: 5.6 x 4.4 cm; weight: 9.3 g
Museum Purchase
2013.054.1

Silver Masonic mark medal for Ezra Bennet. Round loop at top, with a scroll to each side. Rounded tear-drop or strawberry shape with a point at bottom. Engraved on one side is a flowering vine with a banner reading "Ezra Bennet." Along the bottom edge is engraved lettering "Heron Mark Lodge." Engraved on the other side along the edge are initials "HTWSSTKS." In the center is Bennet's mark - an all-seeing eye at top with a sun and moon in the middle and a heart at the bottom.

For further information, see blog post, November 26, 2013 http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2013/11/an-addition-to-the-collection-connecticut-mark-medal.html