Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory Regalia for La Marche (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.
2011.068.214

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory regalia for La Marche (29th degree). Depicts full-length male figure wearing a blue tunic with white buttons down the front; short sleeves with spiked edges. Under the tunic he wears silver armor. He wears brown fingerless gloves. He wears a gold and brown belt with a brown scabbard and sword on one side. The armor extends to cover his feet, his hands and his head. He has a brown mustache and wears a silver helmet. He stands with one arm bent at the elbow and his hand on his hip and with the other arm straight down his side. Attached to the back is a typewritten piece of paper headed "C. 72. / XXIX-6. La Marche." This is followed by a description of the various costume elements and a note on their sources.