Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Royal Arch Jewel for Belknap Chapter Past Master Mark Master Mason Nathaniel R. Hill
1827
Maker not marked
USA
Silver, silk
overall: 4-1/4"h x 2-3/8"w x .023"d (h without ribbon); overall: 10.7 x 6.0 cm; weight: 13.6 g
Loaned by the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts
GL2004.9174

Silver Royal Arch Past Master Mark Master jewel. Openwork quadrant and compasses with a keystone and circle in the center. The keystone is engraved with the 47th Problem of Euclid, engraved with grid lines. Letters "HTWSSTKS" are engraved around the symbol. The quadrant has engraved measures. The back of the keystone is engraved, "Nath. R. Hill / Exalted in / Belknap / Chapter / Jany. 30th 1827." There is a loop at top with a black silk ribbon tied through.

For further information, see blog post, October 22, 2019, https://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2019/10/a-jewel-made-for-nathaniel-rogers-hill.html