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Man in Masonic York Rite Royal Arch Regalia
ca. 1860
Maker not marked
USA
Tintype
overall: 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.
Museum Purchase
97.031.1

Studio portrait of unidentified elderly bearded man, standing, wearing Masonic regalia that includes a sash, square Master's "jewel", dark (red?) apron with applique symbols of Royal Arch, dove, cock, plumb, cross, skull and crossbones, square and compasses; on the flap a Pentalpha, all-seeing eye, and crescent moon with seven stars. In his hand he holds a chapeau-de-bras. The quarter-plate tintype image is mounted in a gilt pressed-copper foil frame.