Second Degree Tracing Board

Image credit: Museum of Freemasonry

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Tracing boards are used by Freemasons in their lodge meetings as visual aids in their ceremonies, and there is usually a tracing board for each of the three ceremonies. This example is painted on canvas, although they can also be painted or drawn on wood, cloth or paper, or made out of stone. Many of the Masonic ceremonies centre on the biblical story of King Solomon’s Temple, and so the central design here is of two Freemasons standing outside of this temple.

One of a set of three, along with M2010.1203 and M2010.1205.

Museum of Freemasonry

London

Title

Second Degree Tracing Board

Date

1810

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 83.5 x W 43.5 cm

Accession number

M2010.1204

Acquisition method

donated by Lodge No.262 (1807–1824), 1824

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

None

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