Mark Mason Medal
date: label: date made
content: c 1789
name: label: user
content: Anthon, George Christian
label: maker
content: Maverick, Peter Rushton
notes: label: Description
content: A Masonic mark medal belonging to George Christian Anthon (1734-1815). The medal is a double-sided circular silver medal with a pierced ribbon design at the top. The medal is engraved with designs on both sides. The obverse depicts a coat of arms consisting of a top bar with a crescent flanked by two five-pointed stars and below this, a greyhound and branching tree. In a circular band surrounding this design are the letters "HTWSSTKS" in an elegant script, each letter separated with a five-pointed star (the letters are a mnemonic acronym associated with the themes of the degree). The reverse depicts a looping banner that tapers into a foliate motif branching out from both ends and meeting at the center in a flower. The banner reads "HOLLAND LODGE." and above it is the maker's signature "Br. Maverick / Sct." Below the banner is an ornate monogram consisting of the letters "G A". Both sides are bordered in a toothed design.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: used
content: Freemasonry
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Community Organizations
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2011.0097.01
label: accession number
content: 2011.0097
label: catalog number
content: 2011.0097.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 5.3975 cm x 4.1275 cm