Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Knights Templar Ladies Auxilliary Jewel and Case
1899
John Harriott
USA: Massachusetts, Boston
a: metal, enamel; b: board, velvet, silk, metal
overall: a (Jewel): 5"h x 2-3/16"w x 1/4"d; overall: b (box closed) 5-3/16"h x 2-7/8"w x 1-7/8"d; overall: b (box open) 5-3/16"h x 5-3/4"w x 1/2"d
Gift of Alexander A. Bird
2015.015a-b

Masonic Knights Templar Ladies Auxilliary jewel. a: Gold-tone with horizontal pinback. Front is shaped like a bird (dove) with a sprig of acacia. Hanging from the pin by two chains is a rectangular medalliion with curvy scrolling borders. In black in the middle is "P.N.D. / Alpha No. 1." Engraved on the back is "Hattie C. Parker / Jan. 3, 1899." Hanging below that is a medallion in the shape of a Templar cross. Applied at center is a red Christian cross. Black lettering around the cross reads "In Hoc Signo Spes Mea." Hanging at the bottom is a Christian cross with flower engraved at center. Black initials on the cross read "H I D M." b: Rectangular brown case with hinged lid. Silver-tone clasp on front. Lined in the bottom with cream velvet; lined in the lid with cream silk. Stamped on the inside of the lid in gold "John Harriott / Jeweler / Boston."