Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Royal Arch Mark Medal for D. Eames
1811
Maker not marked
USA: probably New York
Silver
Overall: 3-15/16"h x 2-1/4"w x .029"d; overall: 10 x 5.7 cm; weight: 37 g
Museum Purchase
2016.009.2

Silver Masonic Royal Arch Mark Medal for D. Eames. Shield shape with square and compasses and book at the top. A hole is cut in the top of the compasses for hanging. The book is open and placed in the center of the square and compasses. One side of the shield is engraved with a circle with initials in the border "HTWSSTKS" and a scythe in the middle. The other side of the shield is engraved with an arrangement of Masonic symbols including: columns, archway, G, altar, mosaic pavement, sun, moon, seven stars, ark and beehive. Below this is "D. Eames / 1811."

For further information, Blog post, March 7, 2017, http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2017/03/in-1811-a-freemason-named-d-eames-commissioned-an-engraver-or-silversmith-to-create-a-silver-mark-medal-this-medal-at-left.html