Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Amaranth Brass Keychain
2000-2015
Maker not marked
Place made not marked
Brass, ink, glass
overall: 4-1/8"l x 1-1/2"w x 1/4"d
Gift of Barbara Lott
2016.047.5

Masonic Amaranth Brass Keychain. OBVERSE: Keychain, likely brass, has pendant shaped like an unfurled scroll with curled/torn and burnished edges. White circle in center of scroll bears Amaranth seal under clear, slightly domed glass cover. At top of circle is the arched text, "ORDER OF THE AMARANTH"; underneath is the Amaranth emblem: green wreath of Amaranth with a red bow at bottom center, a yellow and red crown laid on a sword within wreath; a yellow star above it; above star is a blue-outlined dove in flight with an olive branch in its mouth; above this, the all-seeing eye in blue with yellow rays. Metal loop at top, shaped like a triangle and stamped to resemble rope, has brass connecting ring through it; brass double-end, round-eye swivel connects ring to another ring through which is the brass split key ring. REVERSE: Backing of scroll plain metal with some scratches; has raised rectangular edge that runs just shy of its outer borders.