Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Knights Templar of Connecticut - Statuette of Knight
2000-2006
Mark illegible
China (probably)
Synthetic resin, paint, synthetic fiber, paper, ink
overall: 9-1/8"h x 3-1/2"w x 3-1/4"d
Gift of Richard V. Travis
2017.053.5

Painted, cast synthetic resin (likely) statuette of knight. Figure wears chain mail all over, with a grey-colored helmet decorated with gold points on his head; over his chain mail he wears a full-length, red v-necked tunic with a silver, four-lobed breastplate set into it that is decorated with four gold ovals pointed at inner tips. Around his waist is a wide gold belt decorated with small silver balls; suspended from it via a brown belt is a long, narrow blue shield decorated with a gold Templar cross at the top and a silver T shape on the bottom; it has a pointy end, and is edged with gold decorated with a line of small silver balls. Knight has bronze-colored sandals on his feet and stands with both hands on sword that he rests on ground in front of him; sword has a gold grip and a dark blue sheath decorated with silver bands. His left hand grasps the cross-guard and his right grasps the grip. Base of statuette is 1/2" thick, roughly circle-shaped, and painted a putty color; stamped into its side at back is the text, "©2000 [illegible maker's mark, possibly "Verrano"]". Bottom of base is lined with black velvet (likely synthetic) that has an ovaloid white sticker in the center reading, "Edward R. Ham, K.C.T. / 179th Annual Conclave / Knights Templar of CT / April 22, 2006" in black print.