Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

International Order of Twelve Temple Jewel
1872-1920
Scotford Co.
USA: Missouri, Kansas City
Silk, metal, paint
overall: 6-1/2"h x 2-1/4"w x 1/8"d
Museum Purchase
2017.005

International Order of Twelve of Knights and Daughters of Tabor temple jewel. Jewel features red ribbon with metal twelve-pointed star at bottom. The star is made from four triangles. Remnants of red and green paint are on the outer most points of the star. The numbers "777 / 333" are stamped at the center of star. Printed on ribbon in black "INTERNATIONAL / ORDER OF / TWELVE," between two ornamental scrolls. Ribbon is frayed and slightly torn near metal star on lower proper right side. En verso, the maker name and location are stamped at center of star, "SCOTFORD CO. / MAKERS / KANSAS CITY, MO."

For further information, see blog post, August 1, 2017, http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2017/08/international-order-of-twelve-.html