Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory Regalia for Guard (22nd Degree) and Joshua (25th Degree)
1915-1919
Walter Tripp (1868-1926)
USA: Massachusetts, Boston
Photograph on paper
overall: 10"h x 8"w
Gift of the Supreme Council, 33º, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
2011.068.189

Black and white photograph of Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory regalia for Guard (22nd degree) and Joshua (25th degree). Depicts full-length male figure wearing short dark tunic with short sleeves. Over this he wears a sleeveless armored tunic. He wears a white cape that is fastened around his shoulders. He wears a dark belt with a scabbard attached. He wears a bracelet and armband on each arm. He wears laced boots. He has dark hair and a beard and wears a helmet. He stands with his head in profile and his arms outstretched to the sides. One hand rests on the top of his sword, which he holds point down. Handwritten at lower right is "C. 47 / Guard XXII-4 / Joshua XXV-3." Applied to the bottom right corner is a red and white label with a red "89" stamp and handwritten inscription "Keep / Copy." Handwritten on the back at the upper right is "Keep this copy."