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Master Mason certificate issued to Thomas Fisher from Mount Moriah Lodge, No.132 of New York, New York; signed and dated April 22, 1820; text in both French and English; image in the engraving include an angel at the top, maidens on top of Corinthian columns, a Mason with apron on surrounded by a man with a lion's skin (Hercules), woman in armour (Minerva) and mother with children (Charity); this neoclassical design was popular for more than a century

Signed and Sealed: Masonic Certificates, corridor, part one, 2017 Master Mason Certificate, 1820 Issued to Thomas Fisher, Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 132, New York, New York Engraved by William Rollinson (1762-1842), New York, New York A2003/025/001 The Grand Lodge of New York first ordered a certificate of this design in 1784. About ten years later, the plate had worn out and Grand Lodge officials commissioned engraver William Rollinson to make a new one. Two decades after Rollison produced the replacement, the Grand Lodge had a French version of the text added to the certificate for the convenience of New York City’s growing population of French-speaking lodges.