Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite Lodge of Perfection Regalia for Ben Deker, Ben Adinadab, etc. (11th degree)
1915-1919
Walter Tripp (1868-1926)
USA: Massachusetts, Boston
Print process on paper, opaque watercolor, graphite, ink
overall 10"h x 6-3/4"w
Gift of the Supreme Council, 33º, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
2011.068.114

Masonic Scottish Rite Lodge of Perfection regalia for Ben Deker, Ben Adinadab, etc. (11th degree). Depicts full-length male figure wearing long gold skirt with maroon tasseled trim and a silver and maroon short-sleeved "coat of mail." He wears sandals. On his head is a silver helmet. One arm is bent at the elbow and held at his chest. The other arm is outstretched. Stamped at the bottom right corner is "Warren A. Newcomb." Attached to the back is a typewritten piece of paper headed "P.14. / Ben Deker, Ben Adinadab, etc. 11th degree." This is followed by a description of the various costume elements and a list of "authorities."