Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory Regalia for Grand Pontiff (19th Degree)
1915-1919
Walter Tripp (1868-1926)
USA: Massachusetts, Boston
Print process on paper, opaque watercolor, graphite, ink
overall: 10"h x 8"w
Gift of the Supreme Council, 33º, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
2011.068.143

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory regalia for Grand Pontiff (19th degree). Depicts full-length male figure wearing a long white robe with long sleeves and a black checkered tunic with gold lins and blue dots. Over this he wears a light blue vestment with black and gold trim at neck and down front. He wears brown shoes. He has a white beard and wears a white mitre with gold and light blue trim. He holds both hands up as if performing a blessing. Attached to the back is a typewritten piece of paper headed "C. 1. / XIX-1. Grand Pontiff." This is followed by a description of the various costume elements and a note about sources for the costume.