Printing plate for the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
date: label: Date
content: early 20th century
name: label: Designed by
content: Edward S. S. Glover, American
label: Subject of
content: Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, American, founded 1847
notes: label: Description
content: A metal printing plate mounted on a wood block used to print lodge certificates. The plate is in the shape of a building and has inscribed text and masonic imagery, beginning [M.W. PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE / STATE OF / MASSACHUSETTS]. The plate is mounted onto a rectangular piece of board. There is handwritten text on the back which reads [Designed by / Bro. Edward S. S. Glover / of / Rising Sun Lodge / Boston]. One edge of the block is stamped with [American Eng. Co. Boston].
place: label: Place collected
content: Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Freemasonry
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
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, Gift of Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.71.2
objectType: label: Type
content: printing blocks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal on wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 3/8 × 6 1/4 × 7/8 in., 2 lb. (23.8 × 15.9 × 2.2 cm, 0.9 kg)