Museum Treasures Tankard with Masonic Symbols Maker not researched Name/Title: Tankard with Masonic Symbols Date Made: ca. 1815 Maker: Maker not researched Nationality: Nationality not researched Place Made: England: Liverpool Materials: Transfer-printed creamware Measurements: overall: 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.; 14.605 x 10.795 cm Accession Number: 80.51 Credit Line: Special Acquisitions Fund Object Type: Food Service T & E     Straight-sided tankard with rimmed base; black overglaze transfer-printed engraving in Venetian red on ivory creamware. Female figures representing Faith and Charity stand atop Corinthian columns that flank the seated figure of Hope. The columns are entwined by ribands inscribed "Vide, Aude, Tace" and "Sit Lux Et Lux Fuit." Other Masonic Craft symbols and the motto "Memento Mori" ("Remember Death") and illustrated above a mosaic pavement that forms the base. The image design is derived from the format of Masonic membership certificates of the 1795 period. The "Vide, Aude, Tace" motto was later adopted with slight alteration by the United Grand Lodge in 1815. From: John D. Hamilton. "Material Culture of the American Freemasons." Lexington, Mass.: Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library, Inc., 1994, page 219. Email Your Question From: Your Question: << Return

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