Blank 32° certificate engraved by Amos Doolittle, circa 1830

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Identifier: A2000-076-001

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Blank 32° Scottish Rite certificate. The design is composed of an arched ribbon inscribed with the title "Universi Terrarum Orbus Architectonis per Gloriam Ingentis" (By the Glory of the Great Architect of the Universe). In the upper right hand corner, a pelican feeds her young with her blood (a symbol of the 18th Degree or Knights of the Rose Croix). In the upper left hand corner, a crown above a lamb lying on a book of seven seals (17th Degree) are surrounded by symbols representing the Council of Kadosh (19th through 30th Degrees) including an eagle, lion, bull and cheribum. Below the ribbon, square and compasses enclose a radiant triangle, and on either side there are urns. Beneath these symbols are crossed branches of acacia and ribbons inscribed witih the motto "Deus Meumque Jus". To the left is the winged heart of man (26th through 28th Degrees). On the right is an upraised arm holding a sword (21st Degree, Noachite or Prussian Knight). The bridge, labeled "YH", leads to a fortification and a guard. The engraving includes many other symbols of the Scottish Rite.

Dates

Creation: circa 1830

Creator

Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction (Organization)
Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832 (Engraver, Person)
Whitney, James F. (James Fordyce), 1806-1874 (Publisher, Person)

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Extent

1 item/s ; overall: 24 x 19 in.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Museum Purchase

Exhibition Label

Signed and Sealed: Masonic Certificates, corridor, part one, 2017

Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction Thirty-Second Degree Certificate, circa 1830 Engraved by Amos Doolittle (1754-1832), New Haven, Connecticut Published by James F[ordyce] Whitney (1806-1874), Albany, New York Museum Purchase, A2000/076/001

Connecticut engraver Amos Doolittle designed this certificate for the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction's Supreme Council. Doolittle, a Freemason himself, supplied different kinds of engraved items to his Masonic customers, including certificates and printed aprons. This certificate was never used: The spaces where the recipient's name would have been filled in are blank. When completed, the certificate may have been decorated with watercolor and would have been made official by Scottish Rite officers' signatures and an impression of the organization's seal.