Senior Warden
Title
Senior Warden
Description
Along with his street clothes, the subject of this portrait wears a Senior Warden’s jewel in the shape of a level suspended from his neck. In a Masonic lodge, the Senior Warden is the second-highest ranking officer after the lodge Master. His badge of office, the level, symbolizes equality among lodge brethren.
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Identifier
Museum Purchase, 2001.070.1
Date
1840-1860
Collection
Citation
“Senior Warden,” Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library Online Exhibitions, accessed March 29, 2024, https://srmmlonlineexhibitions.omeka.net/items/show/1148.