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The Lodge Of The Nine Muses.
The Lodge of the Nine Muses .
t ~ $ _^ jfp HE principal jewels of the Nine Muses Lodge were fTM ^& fc designed and painted by Bro . Giovanni Batistu Cipriani , ^ tllflr /! wn 0 was Present at the first , or preliminary , meeting of $$£££ (& the Lodge , held on the 14 th January , 1777 , and was
' , § $ (& $ §¦ raised to the Third Degree on the 23 rd February of the ^ IS ^ ffc same year by virtue of a dispensation of the Grand J &&& . Master until the warrant was issued on the 25 th March •^ - followinff .
Engravings of these jewels , viz ., those of the Master , Senior and Junior Wardens , Treasurer , and Secretary , by Loney , are to be found in the " Freemasons' Magazine , " for February , April , May , June , and July , 1796 , and are beautiful works of art . In the same Magazine for August is another engraving , being for a " P . M . of Symbolic Lodges , " but , though by the same artist and engraver , the jewel does not appear to have been used by Lodge No . 235 , though the five
The Lodge Of The Nine Muses.
others are still happily preserved and are still the uniquo decoration of the principal officers . Francesco Bartolozzi , who was also a member of the Lodge , frequently engraved designs by Cipriani , both being members of the Royal Academy .
Bro . John Hull was the first W . M . of the " Nine Muses , " the Chevalier Bartholomew Rnspini being in the chair A . D . 1796 ; another of the petitioners possibly being Bro . Cipriani . Many distinguished members were subsequently enrolled , of whom mention
may be made of Lord Tamworth , in 1778 ; 'Earl Ferrers , Earl of Effingham , Lord Cranstown , and Earl Kelly in 1779 ; Sir Robert Salisbury Cotton , Bart ., the Hon . Washington Shirley , the Hon . William Ward , Lord Macdonald , and many foreign noblemen from 1783 downwards .
A brief account of the Lodge is given in the "Freemasons ' Magazine" for February , 1796 , and Bro . Walter Webb wrote a centennial sketch of the history of the Lodge , which was presented to the members , May 8 th , 1877 , on the celebration of the centenary , the author being the W . M , W . L .
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The Lodge Of The Nine Muses.
The Lodge of the Nine Muses .
t ~ $ _^ jfp HE principal jewels of the Nine Muses Lodge were fTM ^& fc designed and painted by Bro . Giovanni Batistu Cipriani , ^ tllflr /! wn 0 was Present at the first , or preliminary , meeting of $$£££ (& the Lodge , held on the 14 th January , 1777 , and was
' , § $ (& $ §¦ raised to the Third Degree on the 23 rd February of the ^ IS ^ ffc same year by virtue of a dispensation of the Grand J &&& . Master until the warrant was issued on the 25 th March •^ - followinff .
Engravings of these jewels , viz ., those of the Master , Senior and Junior Wardens , Treasurer , and Secretary , by Loney , are to be found in the " Freemasons' Magazine , " for February , April , May , June , and July , 1796 , and are beautiful works of art . In the same Magazine for August is another engraving , being for a " P . M . of Symbolic Lodges , " but , though by the same artist and engraver , the jewel does not appear to have been used by Lodge No . 235 , though the five
The Lodge Of The Nine Muses.
others are still happily preserved and are still the uniquo decoration of the principal officers . Francesco Bartolozzi , who was also a member of the Lodge , frequently engraved designs by Cipriani , both being members of the Royal Academy .
Bro . John Hull was the first W . M . of the " Nine Muses , " the Chevalier Bartholomew Rnspini being in the chair A . D . 1796 ; another of the petitioners possibly being Bro . Cipriani . Many distinguished members were subsequently enrolled , of whom mention
may be made of Lord Tamworth , in 1778 ; 'Earl Ferrers , Earl of Effingham , Lord Cranstown , and Earl Kelly in 1779 ; Sir Robert Salisbury Cotton , Bart ., the Hon . Washington Shirley , the Hon . William Ward , Lord Macdonald , and many foreign noblemen from 1783 downwards .
A brief account of the Lodge is given in the "Freemasons ' Magazine" for February , 1796 , and Bro . Walter Webb wrote a centennial sketch of the history of the Lodge , which was presented to the members , May 8 th , 1877 , on the celebration of the centenary , the author being the W . M , W . L .
The Jewel of the R , W . M
Thc Jewel wont hy the P . M .
The Jewel of the S . IV
The Jewel of the I . W