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Columns with masonic symbols

Luís António Ferreira / Fábrica Viuva Lamego1860

National Azulejo Museum

National Azulejo Museum
Lisbon, Portugal

By Luís António Ferreira, known as Ferreira das Tabuletas (1807-?) at Lisbon, Viuva Lamego Factory. Both the four panels representing columns with Masonic symbols and the one depicting a flowered vase belonged to a vaster collection, now dispersed. Each column is topped by a Masonic symbol, ranging from a standing owl, from which hangs a sash with the inscription NEAR AND FAR, whilst another has a pelican feeding its chicks with its own flesh. This panel also depicts the tools of the stonemason: square, compass, trowel and mallet. The other two columns present respectively three pomegranates and a cockerel.

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  • Title: Columns with masonic symbols
  • Creator: Luís António Ferreira / Fábrica Viuva Lamego
  • Date Created: 1860
  • Physical Location: MNAz, Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Physical Dimensions: 124.5 cm x 41.5 cm
  • Provenance: Casa de Moreira Garcia, Rua Nova da Trindade, Lisbon
  • Type: Glazed tiles
  • Medium: Blue on white faience
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