Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Three Masonic York Rite Royal Arch Members in Costume
1880-1900
Maker not marked
Place made not marked
Photograph on paper
overall: 8-1/8"h x 6-1/16"w
Museum Purchase
2016.046.5

3 Men in Costume (Royal Arch, York Rite). OBVERSE: Photographic print, in sepia tones on cardstock backing, is a portrait of officers (High Priest, King and Scribe) in a Royal Arch, Rite York Chapter. It features three men in long robes and tall hats, each with mustache and beard. Man at center wears tallest hat, with oval shape and tassels hanging at ear height on either side; his robe features decorative flower-like panels at shoulders and a square panel applied at chest with a triple delta on circular panel underneath; his robe falls above the ankle so that his shoes are visible. Man on PR wears a shorter hat with triangular points around top and a six-point star at center; his robe features a ruffled shawl collar and reaches all the way to the floor. Man on PL also wears a robe with a ruffled shawl collar that reaches all the way to the floor, and a hat with straight sides and a rounded shape to top. REVERSE: Written at top PL in pencil, "BOOTH # 323 / 150ºº" and at bottom PR, "MCADE0316-1".