Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Landmarks
1858
William Harris Stratton; Charles Frederick Sleeper
USA: Massachusetts
Lithograph on paper
overall: 28-5/8"h x 20-3/4"w x 1-1/4"d
Gift of Royal Arch Chapter of the Tabernacle, Malden, Massachusetts
2015.016.19

Masonic Landmarks print. Colored lithograph showing elaborate brown frame around blue center. Globe at top center with G underneath. Gold lettering on blue central ground reads "Masonic / Landmarks. / The Moral Law is Masonic Law. / Obedience to Lawful Authority is Inculcated / by Masonry. / Masonic Qualifications are Mental, Moral, / and Physical. / Masonic Preferment is Grounded upon Real / Worth and Personal Merit Only. / Charity should be the Distinguishing / Characteristic of a Mason. / The Will of the Majority Governs for the / Good of the Whole. / Secrecy is Indispensable in Masonry. / The Master is the Head of the Lodge, / In His Absence the Wardens Preside, / According to their Rank. / The Grand Lodge is Supreme in its / Sphere of Jurisdiction. / The Approbation of God is the Highest / Masonic Honor." At the bottom is an open Holy Bible with plumb and level. Below this is a square and compasses symbol and a bouquet of lillies of the valley.