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Object Name
Masonic Breastplate
Object Number
1975-03-13
Description
Masonic breastplate with gold chain attached to top corner. Constructed of plate iron on back and silver-gilt on front. Front decorated with 12 glass lozenges separated into five columns of four on a three-paneled convex surface. Glass lozenges faceted with gadrooned collars. Colored foil with gilt names of the 12 tribes of Israel placed behind each lozenge. 'E. HEMSTED" stamped on bottom center of breastplate.
Provenance
Litchfield, CT
Category
Communication Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
ca. 1820-1823
Materials
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Masonic Breastplate