Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Knights Templar Fob that belonged to Charles Leeds
ca. 1900
Maker not marked
USA: Massachusetts (likely)
a: gold, diamond, garnet, enamel
2-1/2"h x 1-3/8"w x 3/8"d
Gift of Virginia B. Squair
2021.008.6

Masonic Knights Templar Fob that belonged to Charles Leeds. Cast gold fob has oval-shaped buckle at top, possibly for attaching to sash or collar, which has engraved concentric grooves around it and three curved pins extending outward from a bar in its center. Suspended from oval is fob composed of cast gold metal; it has knight's helmet at top, and a Maltese cross below. One side shows front of knight's helmet; Maltese cross is coated with black enamel and bears a central design of crossed swords with two diamonds set into the handle of each, behind a crown set with four diamonds, with a passion cross through it that is set with 10 garnets. Behind cross is a sun shape with black-enamelled text, "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES". Other side shows back of knight's helmet, and Maltese cross is gold with applied keystone at center that has mnemonic "H T W S S T K S" on it within a white enamelled ring.