| Title |
Old Tun Tavern. |
| Date |
circa 20th c |
| Physical Description |
Oil on canvas ; Framed: 19 1/8 x 22 1/2 x 1 inches ; painting: 11 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches. |
| Notes |
David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell Collection, 2018. |
|
Label on the front reads: Old Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, Where the First Grand □ of F. & A.M. was Held in America. Tun Tavern
stood at the intersection of King (later Water) Street and Wilcox (later Tun) Alley. It was the location of the first lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons in the colonies as early as 1732. The June 26, 1732 Pennsylvania Gazette contains an announcement
of William Allen being chosen Grand Master. The Tavern is also regarded as the location where the United States Marines held
their first recruitment drive in 1775. In 1781, Tun Tavern burned down. A reproduction was built on the grounds of the 1926
Sesquicentennial and demolished after the exposition ended.
|
| Subject |
Freemasons. |
|
United States. Marine Corps. |
|
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
|
Taverns (Inns) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
| Genre |
Painting. |
| Location |
OBJ 907 |
| Accession number |
OBJ 907 |
