Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory Regalia for Knud of Denmark (21st 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.
2011.068.176

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory regalia for Knud of Denmark (21st degree). Depicts full-length male figure wearing a suit of white chainmail. The armor extends over his hands and feet. Over the chainmail he wears a short sleeveless tunic in brown. There is a black and silver emblem on the front of the tunic and he wears a gold and silver belt with a gold scabbard. He has long blond hair and a beard and wears a silver crown with red jewels. He stands with his arms down holding his sword horizontally in front of him. Attached to the back is a typewritten piece of paper headed "C. 34. / XXI-4. Knud of Denmark." This is followed by a description of the various costume elements and a note on their sources.