Masonic Armchair 1775-90 American The seat and legs of this example are typical of the best Boston Rococo chairs, but the back is unusual. It is made up of Masonic symbols: fluted columns (referring to King Solomons temple), a rusticated arch (arch of heaven), a compass and square (faith and reason), a masons level (equality), a serpent swallowing its tail (rebirth), and a trowel (cement of brotherly love). The chair was probably made for the senior warden of an as-yet-unidentified Massachusetts lodge.. Masonic Armchair 4985
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