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Jewel & Medal Collection - Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry
The “Brush” Medal.
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).
