Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory Regalia for Sultan (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.
2011.068.215

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory regalia for Sultan (29th degree). Depicts full-length male figure wearing a pink robe patterned in orange, green and white with long, wide sleeves. Trimmed in gold. He wears light blue sleeves and green harem pants under the robe. He wear s a long blue cape with orange, green and brown decoration. He wears orange and purple shoes that curl up over his toes. He wears a wide white sash. He has a black mustache and beard and wears a white turban with yellow plume on front. He stands in profile with both arms out in front. Handwritten on the back is "C73-7." Attached to the original plastic backing is a red and white label with lettering "C. 73 - XXIX Sultan / Trousers, / Sandals, / Tunic, / Shoulder throw, / Turban."