Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Seal, Commemorative |
Accession number |
657 |
Catalog Number |
657.7 |
Date |
1975 |
Dimensions |
H-5 W-5 inches |
Collection |
Seals |
Place of Origin |
United States |
Description |
18 small and one large stamp seal commemorating the Bicentennial year of Prince Hall 1748-1807, founder of Freemasonry among men of color in America, March 6, 1775. Prince Hall,made a Mason in 1775 in a British army Lodge near Boston, later founding member and Master of Africa Lodge of English Charter. Africa Lodge #1 became the founding Lodge of the Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masonic Lodges. |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Credit line |
Anonymous Gift |