Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory Regalia for De Vienne (29th 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.
2011.068.211

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory regalia for De Vienne (29th degree). Depicts full-length male figure wearing a light green tunic with pattern of gold lions; short sleeves. Under the tunic he wears gold armor with silver sections. He wears light green gloves. He wears a red belt with knife and scabbard on one side and sword and scabbard on the other side. The tunic has ermine trim along a vertical bottom opening. He wears red shoes. He has a brown mustache and a silver helmet and breastplate. He stands with one arm bent at the elbow and holds the handle of his sword with that hand. His other arm is straight along his side. Attached to the back is a typewritten piece of paper headed "C. 69. / XXIX-3. De Vienne." This is followed by a description of the various costume elements and a note on their sources.