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Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory Regalia for Halberdier (21st 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.
2011.068.186

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory regalia for Halberdier (21st degree). Depicts full-length male figure wearing white, silver and gold chain mail tunic with three-quarter sleeves. He wears gold long sleeves underneath. He wears a gold and red belt with a sword and scabbard attached. He wears red stockings and brown boots. The chain mail extends up over his head and he wears a gold and white helmet. He stands with his head in profile and one hand on his scabbard and the other extended straight out and holding a spear vertically. Attached to the back is a typewritten piece of paper headed "C. 44. / XXI-14. Halberdier." This is followed by a description of the various costume elements and a note on their sources.



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