Lodge Master
Title
Lodge Master
Description
An elected officer, the Worshipful Master, presides over a Masonic lodge. Many objects in this image point to the subject’s role as Master of his lodge. In many jurisdictions, lodge masters wear a top hat, a symbol of their authority in the lodge. The man in this portrait holds a gavel, used to direct lodge meetings. He wears a badge of office in the shape of Masonic symbol, the square, and an apron decorated also bearing the same symbol. In Freemasonry, a square symbolizes virtue and is the emblem of the lodge master.
For more on this object please visit the online collection record here.
For more on this object please visit the online collection record here.
Identifier
Special Acquisitions Fund, 88.42.9
Creator
Samuel Broadbent (1810-1880), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date
ca. 1855
Collection
Citation
Samuel Broadbent (1810-1880), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, “Lodge Master,” Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library Online Exhibitions, accessed April 24, 2024, https://srmmlonlineexhibitions.omeka.net/items/show/1131.