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===Jewel & Medal Collection - Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry===
= The “Brush” Medal. =
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'''''Classification:- ''''' Order/Governing Body; Members
=== Description ===
OBVERSE: Between two Corinthian columns adorned with pomegranates, the blazing sun with 16 flames; below, an open book, bearing the square and compasses, standing on a dais of three
steps; above, a crescent moon and a group of seven stars, surmounted by an irradiated eye. On the left are a maul, a trowel, a gauge and a sprig of acacia; and on the right three candlesticks, a
hand holding a poinard and a ladder leaning against one of the columns. Below, in ex: the square, level and plumb rule.

REVERSE: An arch, lacking a keystone, supported by an arcade of Corinthian columns. Within the arch, an altar on six steps, with a breast Plate and ewer at the sides, and above, the letter
G between three crowns; through the broken arch a hand appears, and above it the blazing sun among clouds. Within the arcading, on the left, a burning bush, rod and serpent; on the right a
kneeling figure holding up the Tables of the Law, interlaced triangles below. At the base a scroll is lying; and near the edge, BRUSH

James Brush, of Dublin (1774—1812) seems to have kept a stock of dies representing different degrees, which could be combined to suit the desires of his clients. This medal seems to
represent the Craft degrees and the Royal Arch.
=== Properties ===
43 mm. Silver (electrotype).
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