Master Mason certificate issued to John Stevens by Columbia Lodge, No. 91, 1816 May 27

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Identifier: A2016-020

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Scope and Contents

Master Mason certificate issued by Columbia Lodge, No. 91 (Philadelphia, Pa.) to John Stevens, dated May 27, 1816.

Dates

Creation: 1816 May 27

Creator

Freemasons. Columbia Lodge, No. 91 (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)
Stevens, John (Recipient, Person)

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Extent

1 item/s ; 46 x 34 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.

Exhibition Label

Signed and Sealed: Masonic Certificates Exhibition corridor show 2017

Master Mason Certificate, 1816 Issued to John Stevens, Columbia Lodge No. 91, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts

A history of Columbia Lodge No. 91 notes that, in 1803, two years after members established the lodge, brethren decided to “procure a draft or design for a certificate plate.” Lodges records did not capture the name of the artisan who did the work and the plate was not signed. Because engraver David Edwin (1776-1841) later became a member of the lodge, scholars have suggested he was responsible for the plate. However, many engravers worked in Philadelphia at the time. Without more information it is not possible to say who created this handsome certificate.