c. 1900 Suitcase w Masonic-Knights Templar Regalia

C-18846 Brown leather suitcase containing a small grouping of Masonic Knights Templar (full name, The United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta) regalia, centered around two distinct ceremonial hats. The primary piece is a traditional Knights Templar chapeau, constructed of dark felt and trimmed with white feathering, featuring an embroidered red cross emblem framed in gold thread on the front. The feathered trim remains largely intact, though the feathers are loose and shedding with age, leaving fragments within the case. The second hat is a structured cap with a short leather visor, decorative braid, and a metal cross emblem, consistent with formal or auxiliary dress within the Knights Templar commandery. Accomp...