Invitation for the Jewish masonic lodge containing pictorial details of emblems and symbols of the benevolent fraternal organization. Includes the eye of God; columns (symbols of virtue); globes; a square, level, and compass; and candlesticks., Signed Alfred T. Jones, Secretary. Secretary's Address: No. 321 Chestnut Street., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Specimens Album [P.9349.149h]
Invitation to the second grand ball for the Lithographic Printers Union illustrated by three vignettes, including a man drawing on a stone in a studio; men and women dancing at a ball; and a man rolling ink onto a stone. The title and illustrations are surrounded and separated by cherubs and filigree enlaced with flowers., Not in Wainwright., On recto in fine print: Master of ceremonies: Henry Morris. Floor managers: John Tolland, John Collins, James Deady, T.S. Whitehead, Wm. Smith. Committee: J.P. Tolland, John Collins, James Deady, T.S. Whitehead, Henry Morris, A.L. Wiese, Peter Alexander, J.N. Conklin., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 205, The constitution and by-laws of the Lithographic Printers Union were instituted on February 28, 1854. Fred C. Munson, "History of the Lithographers Union," p. 1, suggests that a lithographic trade union existed in Philadelphia as early as 1843.
Creator
Bigot, Alphonse, ca. 1828-1872 or 3, artist
Date
1863
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *trade cards - Lithographic Printers Union [P.9349.277]