Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite 33rd Degree Jewel and Case
1957
Dieges & Clust; John H. Van Gorden
USA: New York, New York City
Gold, enamel, silk, mock leather
a: 4 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in.; b: 6 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/4 in.
Gift of John H. Van Gorden
98.024.7a-b

Masonic Scottish Rite 33rd Degree Jewel and Case. a: 14-karat gold jewel of the 33rd Degree; consists of a pin bar engraved "John H. Van Gorden" suspending a white silk ribbon with lap, from which is suspended the jewel of the Order in the form of a red-enamelled Teutonic Cross impaled with the insignia of the Order; reverse engraved "Presented/ to/ Ill./ John H. Van Gorden/ Binghamton, N.Y./ Otseningo Consistory, A.A.S.R./ Nor. Mas. Jur. USA/ September 25,/ 1957.". b: Orignal case; embossed on the interior "Dieges & Clust/ Manufacturing/ Specialty Jewelers" and "John H. Van Gorden, 33" on exterior.