Tag: Asa Jewett

Some biographical info from the blog post on the addition of his sword to a museum collection:

“Asa Clarke Jewett was born in Pepperell, Massachusetts, on March 20, 1860.  According to his obituary, he was in the decorating business with an office in Newton Center and “was one of the best known men in this line in Greater Boston.”  Jewett was raised a Master Mason in Dalhousie Lodge in 1881 and joined Gethsemane Commandery in 1884.  He was also a Scottish Rite Masonand a member of Boston’s Aleppo Temple, part of the Shrine.  In October 1924, Jewett was elected Grand Commander of the Knights Templar of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  The sword, which was presented to him in November 1924 by his home commandery, seems to recognize this achievement.  

Sadly, Jewett’s time in office was brief.  He died on July 23, 1925, while leading a party of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Knights Templar members to the organization’s 36th Triennial Conclave (or national meeting) in Seattle.  The group had stopped for the night in Glacier National Park, Montana, when Jewett passed away.”

In 2010 Asa Jewett’s sword was added to the collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library

More info on the sword is here.

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Masonic Knights Templar Sword and Scabbard for Asa C. Jewett
1924
Ames Manufacturing Co.
USA: Massachusetts, Chicopee
a: metal, celluloid; b: metal
overall: 36 3/4″h x 5 1/2″w x 1 1/4″d
Gift of Gordon Lothrop
2009.048.1a-b

Masonic Knights Templar sword and scabbard. a: Sword has a gold-tone finial of a knight’s helmet. The grip is beige celluloid with a banner on one side. It shows crossed flags with a red cross. At top, the banner reads, “In Hoc Signo Vinces.” The banner also reads, “Newtonville / Mass.” Above the banner is a rectangle reading “Gethsemane / 1872.” The other side of the grip has intertwined initials, “ACJ” with a cross and crown symbol and a leafy wreath. The hilt is shaped like a pair of crossed bones. One side has a triangle or delta with a skull in the center. The triangle is studded with ruby-like gems. The other side is a cartouche with a Christian cross in the center. The silver-tone blade is decorated with Masonic Knights Templar symbols on both sides: cross and crown, knight with shield, square and compasses. Lettering on one side reads, “Presented to / Right Eminent Sir / Asa Clarke Jewett / by Gethsemane / Commandery / No. 35, K.T. Newtonville / November 10, 1924.” In the center on the other side is a scene with tents at right and a city at left. Two knights on horseback ride toward the city. b: Gold-tone scabbard has three rings on the sides (to attach to belt). Along the scabbard are symbols (knight on horseback, Christian pilgrim, square and compasses). Lettering on the scabbard reads, “Rt. Emt. / Sir Asa Clark / Jewett.”