Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Crown or Tiara, Rebekah, IOOF
1900-30 (likely)
Maker not marked
USA (likely)
Metal, glass, silk
3-1/4"h x 7-1/4"w x 6-3/8"d
Gift of James J. Bennette
2017.034.21

Crown or Tiara, Rebekah, IOOF. Gold-colored metal crown or tiara (likely brass) features cast metal star motif decorated with round blue and white prong-set gems. EXTERIOR: Front section has a row of colorless, round, prong-set gems, all of the same size, along its base. Above this, there is open scrollwork decorated with four colorless, and four blue (two smaller and two larger), prong-set gems. Set atop points of scrollwork are five cast metal star shapes. Center star is largest, and two on either side are progressively smaller towards outside of design. Each five-point star is hollow in center and features ten prong-set gems, two along each point, and a central blue gem (on PL mid-size star, central gem is missing), soldered together and onto inner edge of star shape. Headband attached to front is made up of two 1/2"-wide strips of plain metal, each of which is soldered at base of front piece, that overlap at back in an adjustable peg and five-hole closure with a metal loop around both pieces. INTERIOR: Strip of off-white satin (likely silk) is sewn along base of front with off-white thread.