Washington as a freemason – Antique Wall Art
![Washington as a freemason, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d4/d4c0cbbe19e7-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.)
Description
A window into the past: Washington as a freemason, preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Washington as a freemason
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Washington was initiated into a Masonic lodge in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1752, and that membership gave printmakers a ready reason to show him in Masonic regalia. This lithograph presents him in that role, with the emblems and setting that marked him as a Mason. The shelflist card associates the print with Strobridge Lithographing Company, a firm known for colorful commercial and patriotic lithographs in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Prints like this one reflected a broader fashion for portraying Washington's civic and fraternal ties, not just his military and presidential career.
| 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: Strobridge Lith. Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,362 × 1,686 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110621 |
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