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Badge
Circular silver 'Masonic' badge, the badge comes complete with a suspension ring. The front of the badge is decorated with a portrait depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) and is inscribed with the words 'NELSON LODGE'. The back of the badge is decorated with a skull and crossbones, a crest of a hand holding an axe, crossed swords, a moon and stars, a lamb and a flag, an eye, a dove carrying an olive branch, a sun, crossed keys, a hand holding a heart, compasses and an hour glass. The back of the badge also bears the inscription 'HONOUR & JUSTICE IF GOODNESS OF HEART BE SINGULAR BE AN ODD FELLOW'.
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Object Details
| ID: | JEW0355 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Badge |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Nelson, Catherine Nelson, Horatio Nelson Lodge of Odd Fellows |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 65 mm x 54 mm x 13 mm x 55 mm |