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Masonic Mark Medal for Cornelius Vrooman
1807-1819
Maker not marked
USA: New York
Silver
overall: 3-1/8"h x 2"w x .019"d; overall: 7.9 x 5.0 cm; weight: 17.8 g
Museum Purchase
2013.054.3
1807-1819
Maker not marked
USA: New York
Silver
overall: 3-1/8"h x 2"w x .019"d; overall: 7.9 x 5.0 cm; weight: 17.8 g
Museum Purchase
2013.054.3
Silver Masonic mark medal with loop attached at top. Shield shaped with square and compasses at top, laid over an open book. Engraved with a circle on one side. Initials around the circle read "HTWSSTKS." Inside the circle is a man standing holding a scythe. The other side is also engraved with a circle that shows a keystone in the middle. Lettering around the circle reads "Cornelius P. Vrooman Middleburgh M.M. Lodge." [1784-ca. 1821].
For further information, see blog post, March 25, 2014 http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2014/03/whats-my-line-occupation-related-symbols-on-mark-medals.html