<I>Masonic Burial Services with General Instructions</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1852-1895
name: label: Written by
content: Robert Macoy, Irish, 1815 - 1895
label: Published by
content: Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., American, founded 1852
notes: label: Description
content: Hardcover book titled "Masonic Burial Services with General Instructions" totaling thirty-four pages. The front cover consists of navy blue, almost black, cloth bound cardboard hard cover with the words "Masonic Burial Services" in gold leaf across the front. The text explains the general instructions for service in the lodge room, church or house and at the grave and includes hymns, prayers, and illustrations. On the back end page is inscribed in pencil ""Richard Lundy."
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Freemasonry
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Racist and Stereotypical Objects
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.155.259
objectType: label: Type
content: manuals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with cardboard and cloth
label: Dimensions
content: 7 1/8 x 5 x 1/4 in. (18.1 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm)