Master mason – Historic Reproduction
![Master mason, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/59/59ed61917eee-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Master mason comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The title "Master Mason" names the third and highest degree in the craft ritual of Freemasonry, the stage at which a member was traditionally raised to full standing in a lodge. The record gives no date, and its attribution to the firm Mayer (Ferd.) & Co. comes from an unverified shelflist card, so the print's origins remain uncertain. Masonic lodges in the United States and Britain produced many such images in the 19th and early 20th centuries, often as certificates, emblems, or decorative pieces for members. Visitors should look at the symbols and costume for clues about the lodge and period the image was meant to represent.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Mayer (Ferd.) & Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,686 × 1,271 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110406 |
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