Another one of the 7 themed lodge rooms at the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania buildings in Philadelphia.
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: Another Lodge Room
One of 7 themed Lodge Rooms at the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania building in Philadelphia.
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: York Rite Commandery
One of the appendant bodies in Freemasonry is the York Rite. The Knight’s Templar group within York Rite is called a Commandery. This is the York Rite and Commandery Lodge Room at the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge building in Philadelphia.
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: Lodge Room
Another one of the heavily decorated Lodge Rooms located at the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge building in Philadelphia.
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: Egyptian Themed Lodge Room
Each Lodge Room at the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania building in Philadelphia is decorated in the style of one of 7 different architectural styles from history. This room is styled in the Egyptian style.
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: Artistic Architectural Details
An endless collection of gold leafed and hand painted details surround you everywhere you turn at the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge building in Philadelphia. If you look closely at the painted trim area close-ups, you can see the “signatures” of the artisans who worked on the building placed with a thumb print in gold leaf.
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: Murals of the Great Staircase
Breathtaking murals surround the upper level of the grand staircase at the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania building in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Grand Lodge: Stained Glass Artworks
Throughout the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge building in Philadelphia there are beautiful stained glass artworks depicting Masonic stories and lessons as well as pieces honoring past members such as Theodore Roosevelt.
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Research Visit
In the Fall of 2023 we had the privilege of touring the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania followed by a tour of the Grand Lodge of New York. There are so many decorative details that I needed to see up close, in person to determine the methods and materials they used to accomplish the artwork. The trip did not disappoint, as you can see in the photos.
Grand Lodge of Texas Artwork
Genuine 23k gold leaf original artwork on glass to commemorate Brad Billings’ 2022 year as the Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of Texas. The piece is now on permanent display in the Grand Lodge of Texas in Waco in the Secretary’s Office.
Square & Compasses on Glass Antique Cabinet
Genuine 23k Gold Leafing and 12k White Gold Leafing with acid etched details on glass.
Commemorative Masonic Lodge Art on Glass
Genuine 23k Gold Leaf on Glass to commemorate the combination of Pierce Lodge #144 and Bremond Lodge #350 in Bremond, Texas
Tempus Fugit Artwork Gold Leaf on Glass
23k Genuine Gold Leaf on Glass, Tempus Fugit Artwork
Scottish Rite Double Headed Eagle on Glass
23k Gold Leaf and 12k White Gold Leaf on Glass, Double Headed Eagle of the Scottish Rite
Commemorative Master Mason Art Plaques
Genuine 23k Gold Leaf on Glass
Masonic Artwork on Glass for District Deputy Grand Master Eddie Hamilton
23k Gold Leaf on Glass to commemorate the years of service as District Deputy Grand Master by Edward Hamilton.
Masonic Altar Restoration
This Masonic Lodge altar from the 1800s was cleaned and rejuvenated with a recovering of the blue velvet top.
Masonic Lodge Burning Tapers Restoration
These burning taper candlesticks from the late 1800s were stripped down and repainted and gold leafed.
Engraved Bond Arms .38 Special Masonic Design
Traditional hand engraving on a Bond Arms .38 Special with Masonic designs of the square and compasses, and the sun and moon.
Gun Engraving: Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver
The ornate brass grip of this pistol features a female figure representing Christianity and Justice. John Quincy Adams Ward created the original model of the grip for a pair of pistols presented by President Abraham Lincoln to the governor of Adrianople (present-day Edirne, Turkey) in 1864. The grip of the pistol displayed here was probably cast from the same mold shortly after that. Ward was relatively unknown at the time, but soon became one of America's most celebrated sculptors.
Reproduced by permission of the Metropolitan Museum of Art