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Description Of The " Crucefix Testimonial "
DESCRIPTION OF THE " CRUCEFIX TESTIMONIAL "
WITH AN ENGRAVING . ( The Drawing shetched , and the Testimonial manufactured , by Bro . Wm . Evans , 28 , New Street , Covent Garden , London , whose design was unanimously approved by the Committee ) . The pediment of this elegant work of art is triangular ; on the first
division is the inscription , on the second the Masonic escutcheon , and on the third , that of the Brother to whom the Testimonial was presented ; some Masonic emblems are interspersed in the spaces . The stem , or shaft , is chaste and correct , embracing the three orders of architecture , the Doric , Ionic , and Corinthian , in Masonic allegory alluding to wisdom , strength , and beauty ; and we cannot but admire the very happy manner in which the artist has overcome what , in the
outset , must have been felt as a serious difficulty , namely , harmonising the effect caused by three pillars of different heights , being so grouped as to become a graceful unity ; by lowering the plinths of the higher column , and causing the foliage on the upper parts to wave more pendancy , the object has been attained . At the foot of the Master ' s column is seen , in an easy sitting posture , the figure of a fine old man leaning on his staff , calm and serene ; he appears in contemplation ; the expression of the features betokens ease and gratitude ; the head is peculiarly classical ; by the side of the aged
man is a dog , the emblem of fidelity ; the figure of the animal is well executed , and the position appropriate ; at the foot of the second column a boy stands in the attitude of reading ; and a girl , with her work-bag , at the base of the third column , completes the characters ; all most appositely grouped , ancl forming the most correct illustration of the three Masonic charities—the Aged Masons' Asylum and the Girls' and Boys ' School . The tops of the columns are adorned with foliage of the wheatthe
, vine , and the olive , in allusion to the corn , wine , and oil , as used at the dedication of the Lodge . The three branches , for the three lights , issue respectively from the triangular points . A small triangular pedestal is discovered upon the summit of the pillars , on the sides of which appear the emblems of Craft , Royal Arch , and Templar Masonry . The whole is surmounted by the figure of CHARITY , and her interesting group . We say enough when we pronounce this work of art to be as perfect
an epic poem as the means permitted ; and while the committee who selected it , as illustrative of the object in view , showed great taste , the artist has deservedly gained much admiration . Besides those who witnessed the presentation , many called afterwards for permission to view it ; and it having been left for some time ivith Bro . Evans , that the Craft might be gratified , many more availed themselves of the opportunity , and among them some whose curiosity , perhaps sense of justice , inclined them to approve so distinguished a work of art .
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Description Of The " Crucefix Testimonial "
DESCRIPTION OF THE " CRUCEFIX TESTIMONIAL "
WITH AN ENGRAVING . ( The Drawing shetched , and the Testimonial manufactured , by Bro . Wm . Evans , 28 , New Street , Covent Garden , London , whose design was unanimously approved by the Committee ) . The pediment of this elegant work of art is triangular ; on the first
division is the inscription , on the second the Masonic escutcheon , and on the third , that of the Brother to whom the Testimonial was presented ; some Masonic emblems are interspersed in the spaces . The stem , or shaft , is chaste and correct , embracing the three orders of architecture , the Doric , Ionic , and Corinthian , in Masonic allegory alluding to wisdom , strength , and beauty ; and we cannot but admire the very happy manner in which the artist has overcome what , in the
outset , must have been felt as a serious difficulty , namely , harmonising the effect caused by three pillars of different heights , being so grouped as to become a graceful unity ; by lowering the plinths of the higher column , and causing the foliage on the upper parts to wave more pendancy , the object has been attained . At the foot of the Master ' s column is seen , in an easy sitting posture , the figure of a fine old man leaning on his staff , calm and serene ; he appears in contemplation ; the expression of the features betokens ease and gratitude ; the head is peculiarly classical ; by the side of the aged
man is a dog , the emblem of fidelity ; the figure of the animal is well executed , and the position appropriate ; at the foot of the second column a boy stands in the attitude of reading ; and a girl , with her work-bag , at the base of the third column , completes the characters ; all most appositely grouped , ancl forming the most correct illustration of the three Masonic charities—the Aged Masons' Asylum and the Girls' and Boys ' School . The tops of the columns are adorned with foliage of the wheatthe
, vine , and the olive , in allusion to the corn , wine , and oil , as used at the dedication of the Lodge . The three branches , for the three lights , issue respectively from the triangular points . A small triangular pedestal is discovered upon the summit of the pillars , on the sides of which appear the emblems of Craft , Royal Arch , and Templar Masonry . The whole is surmounted by the figure of CHARITY , and her interesting group . We say enough when we pronounce this work of art to be as perfect
an epic poem as the means permitted ; and while the committee who selected it , as illustrative of the object in view , showed great taste , the artist has deservedly gained much admiration . Besides those who witnessed the presentation , many called afterwards for permission to view it ; and it having been left for some time ivith Bro . Evans , that the Craft might be gratified , many more availed themselves of the opportunity , and among them some whose curiosity , perhaps sense of justice , inclined them to approve so distinguished a work of art .