共济会奖章 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	共济会奖章
品名（英）	Masonic Medal
入馆年号	2000年，2000.544
策展部门	美国之翼（The American Wing）
创作者	C. Foote【0 至现在】【美国人】
创作年份	公元 1826
创作地区	制造于: 美国（Made in: United States）
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尺寸	1 15/16 x 3 1/16 英寸 (4.9 x 7.8 厘米)
介绍（中）	共济会兄弟会于1730年左右首次引入美洲殖民地，在独立战争后越来越受欢迎。对共济会的热情与对启蒙运动和平等理想的日益增长的兴趣齐头并进。共济会最初是从手工艺行会发展而来的，经常采用手工艺品的象征——例如建筑师的广场作为美德的象征——以及宗教和纹章装置。珠宝是王权的重要组成部分。这枚盾形银质奖章是作为康涅狄格州布里奇波特耶路撒冷第 13 章成员洛克伍德·N·德福雷斯特的个人珠宝制作的。它刻有各种共济会装置和脚本，以及德福雷斯特自己的三桅纵帆船的标志，悬挂三角旗和美国国旗以及 1826 年 6 月 8 日的日期。雕刻师C. Foote的签名出现在帆船下方。
介绍（英）	Fraternal societies of freemasons, first introduced into the American colonies around 1730, became increasingly popular following the Revolutionary War. The enthusiasm for Freemasonry went hand in hand with a growing interest in the Enlightenment and with ideals of equality. Having developed originally out of craft guilds, Freemasonry often adopted symbols of the crafts—for instance the architect's square as a symbol of virtue—as well as religious and heraldic devices. Jewelry formed an important part of the regalia. This shield-shaped silver medal was made as a personal jewel for Lockwood N. DeForest, a member of Jerusalem Chapter No. 13 of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is engraved with various masonic devices and scripts, as well as with DeForest's own emblem of a three-masted schooner flying a pennant and the American flag and the date June 8, 1826. The signature of the engraver, C. Foote, appears below the sailing ship.