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Masonic Scherenschnitte Picture in frame
ca. 1930
Maker not marked
USA: Pennsylvania (probably)
Paper, wood, glass
frame: 30-5/8"h x 30-5/8"w x 3/4"d
Loaned by the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts
GL2004.9539

Framed cut paper design. White paper cut into an allover design with a star in the center and Masonic symbols on all sides (all-seeing eye, square and compasses, scales, etc.). Black background. Black wooden frame. On the back is a typewritten label with donor information, "Presented by / William L. Dunn / Marblehead, Mass. / December 23, 1939."


For further information, see Newell, Aimee, et.al., "Curiosities of the Craft: Treasures from the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Collection", 2013, p. 164-165.