https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/2704/fullMasonic Plaque in the Form of a Royal Arch Tracing Board1899[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@108a5]com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@108a5Wood with printed and painted paperThree-part plaque framed with abstract designs, including crazy patterns inspired, no doubt, by quilts. The upper left panel features Noah's Ark, and the middle panel shows an open Bible. In the corresponding panel on the right side are pictured an hour glass, beehive, and mason's tools, all symbols of industry. The two columns and arch of the symmetrical central panel represent Solomon's Temple and form the symbolic setting for Masronry's esoteric rituals. They are performed on the checkered carpet that is designed in perspective, leading to a door. When open, it reveals two Masons. These figures, like the symbolic representations in the upper angles of the central panel, are colored drawings. The date 1899 is marked on the back of the plaque. Glued to the back is an advertisement from a Natrick, Massachusetts, company in business from around 1882 to some time after 1905, confirming the inscribed date and suggesting Massachusetts as the place where the plaque was made.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@416The American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain. https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/2384/rdf