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[Portrait of a Man in Masonic Costume] (Main View)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Man standing, holding a book upright on a cloth-covered table with an unidentified object next to the book (possibly a large white rose). On the man's costume are several Masonic emblems including a triangle on neck ribbon, a sah across his chest with a circular object at his shoulder, a menorah within a arch with seven stars and a crescent moon hanging at his middle, a Star of David, a cross, etc. On the spine of the book can be seen three words: "[illeg.] POLITICAL WORKS".

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  • Title: [Portrait of a Man in Masonic Costume] (Main View)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: about 1856
  • Type: Cased object
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Daguerreotype, hand-colored
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XT.1571.21
  • Culture: American
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown maker, American
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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