10-28-201210-28-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2618BBoston
October 28, 2012 10:00 AMCalender
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Strobridge & Co., publishers (Cincinnati, 19th Century) Washington as a Freemason.

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$390$325
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2618BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 28, 2012 10:00AM

Description:

Strobridge & Co., publishers (Cincinnati, 19th Century)

Washington as a Freemason., 1867. Identified in inscriptions. Chromolithograph on paper, depicting Washington at center wearing a Masonic apron, commemorating his induction into the Fredericksburg Lodge in 1753, Commander of the army in 1775, and election to the Presidency in 1789; also commemorating LaFayette and Andrew Jackson, sight size 22 3/4 x 18 1/2 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Toning, edge stains, foxing, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $300-500

Keywords

Strobridge & Co., Cincinnati, Fredericksburg Lodge, Andrew Jackson, army, election, LaFayette, Commander