Museum Treasures Pitcher with Masonic Symbols Maker not researched Name/Title: Pitcher with Masonic Symbols Date Made: ca. 1830 Maker: Maker not researched Nationality: Nationality not researched Place Made: England Materials: Transfer-printed Earthenware Measurements: overall: 5 x 5 x 5 1/2 in.; 12.7 x 12.7 x 13.97 cm Accession Number: 77.3 Credit Line: Special Acquisitions Fund Object Type: Food Service T & E     Small bulbous creamer with brick red underglazed transfer-printed designs and black striping on a yellow creamware body. The principle design shows a Master of a lodge seated amid the working tools of a Mason. He supports a shield charged with the Freemason's arms, and is flanked by temple pillars of unequal height. On the opposite side is the motto "Masonry, Friendship and Love" within a floral border headed with square and compasses laid upon an open Bible, the three "lights" of Masonry, and the sun and moon. From: John D. Hamilton. "Material Culture of the American Freemasons." Lexington, Mass.: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library, Inc., 1994, page 223. Email Your Question From: Your Question: << Return

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