ORIGINAL FRAMED 1898 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CHROMOLITHOGRAPH ** FREEMASONRY ** MASONIC

Description

SPECTACULARLY RICH & DETAILED FRAMED & MATTED ORIGINAL CHROMOLITHOGRAPH OF THE MASONIC KNIGHTS TEMPLARS
EXTRACTED OUT OF AN 1898 EDITION OF MACKEY'S 'HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY'
DIMENSIONS OF FRAME: 12 1/2 INCHES BY 10 1/2 INCHES
DIMENSIONS OF IMAGE: 8 1/2 BY 6 1/2 INCHES
Chromolithography was the favorite color reproduction process of the 19th century. It allowed for incredible detail and a rich, organic, painting-like expression which cannot be duplicated with any modern method of color reproduction.
The flag in the corner in slightly curved on the top, but it contains either 43 or 44 stars. The banner in the background reads "COLUMBIAN COMMANDERY NO. 1 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR"
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THE VINTAGE FRAME HAS THE ODD MINOR CHIP ON THE REAR CORNERS, THE LITHOGRAPH IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION