Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory Regalia for Thaddeus of Poland (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.
2011.068.177

Masonic Scottish Rite Consistory regalia for Thaddeus of Poland (21st degree). Depicts full-length male figure wearing a suit of white chainmail. The armor extends over his feet. Over the chainmail he wears a short sleeveless tunic in light purple with green and gold trim. He wears a gold and white belt with a green and gold scabbard holding a sword. He has long brown hair and a mustache and wears a gold crown. He stands with his arms down. Attached to the back is a typewritten piece of paper headed "C. 35. / XXI-5. Thaddeus of Poland." This is followed by a description of the various costume elements and a note on their sources.