AN 1872 HAND-COLORED ENGRAVING OF THE THIRD DEGREE OR MASTER MASON'S MASONIC EMBLEM TITLED "BURIAL PLACE – TIME AND THE VIRGIN"
FRAME SIZE 12 BY 10 INCHES, IMAGE SIZE 7 BY 5 INCHES
An actual original hand-colored engraving from an 1872 Edition of "GENERAL HISTORY, CYCLOPEDIA AND DICTIONARY OF FREEMASONRY", by Robert Macoy and George Oliver. It is framed and matted in a modern wooden gilt frame.
"The broken column denotes the untimely death of our beloved Grand Master Hiram Abiff; the beautiful virgin weeping represents the temple unfinished; the book of the Constitutions open before her, that his virtues lie on perpetual record; the sprig of acacia in her right hand, the timely discovery of his body and the promise of the 3rdº to all Master Masons; the urn in her left hand, a perpetual remembrance of G.M.H.A. and all distinguished Brethren on their passing; Time unfolding the ringlets of her hair, that time, patience, and perseverance accomplish all things on this earth. Amen. So mote it be."
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