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Tracing boards are used by Freemasons in their lodge meetings as visual aids in their ceremonies, and there is usually a tracing board for each of the three ceremonies. This example is painted on canvas, although they can also be painted or drawn on wood, cloth or paper, or made out of stone. The third ceremony teaches Freemasons about the mortality of men, and so the central design of this tracing board is a coffin. There are also Masonic emblems, including a set square, compass and gavel. Freemasons make symbolic use of stonemasons’ tools in their ceremonies and they are often referred to as ‘working tools’. The letters on the coffin refer to an element of the third degree ceremony. One of a set of three, along with M2010.1203 and M2010.
Museum of Freemasonry
London
Title
Third Degree Tracing Board
Date
1810
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 33 x W 65 cm
Accession number
M2010.1205
Acquisition method
donated by Lodge No.262 (1807–1824), 1824
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
None
Museum of Freemasonry
Freemasons' Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, London, Greater London WC2B 5AZ England
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