Freemason / Knights Templar Baldric, ca. 1870. White silk ribbon on top of black velvet with two objects attached. At the shoulder is a nine pointed star with an iron cross in the center, on top of the iron cross is the red cross of the Knights Templar and around the iron cross is the Latin phrase, "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES" meaning "In this sign you shall conquer"; At the bottom is a silver iron cross with filigree and part of the Latin phrase "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES" on each arm and in the center of the iron cross is a cross with a shield on top and the center object missing. The interior is green silk and has a red ribbon cross as well as a blue tag with gold writing indicating this was made by the Pettibone Brothers in Cincinnati, OH. With fraying of silk ribbon, staining, and ornament missing, the object is in fair overall condition.
