2014/58.498.2

Drawing of Grand Chapter Temple

WMLMT Classification:- Drawing/Sketch

Order:- Royal Arch

Description

"This image depicts the Holy Royal Arch Tracing Board.

• Tracing boards are illustrated boards used in Masonic lodges to instruct members on the symbolism and ceremonies of the degrees.

• The scene shows a ceremonial interior with a checkerboard floor, leading up to a canopy-covered altar, surrounded by banners displaying various symbols.

• This specific artwork was published by George Kenning & Son in London, a well-known publisher of Masonic supplies.

• It is used in the ""Ceremony of Exaltation,"" a key ritual in this degree of Freemasonry."

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