Stunning 1918 Hopewell Lodge Masonic Silk Ribbon Quilt with Red Crosses (Delicate) candlestick show some wear and age

show some wear and age

distinguishing this as a specific place it seems

This carved whimsy is quite the opposite of refined

and find old emeries and pin cushions a perfect case in point

Really a great duck

Stunning 1918 Hopewell Lodge Masonic Silk Ribbon Quilt with Red Crosses (Delicate) candlestick show some wear and ageYears ago, I would occasionally find golden cigar silk quilts, which sadly have since become some precious I can never nab them anymore. But even better to my eye, here a little "quilt" made of white silk ribbons with red crosses, stitched together to form a sort of checkerboard of crosses. The ribbons are masonic, produced on the occasion of the 6th Annual Colonial Ball at the Hopewell Lodge, Feb 22, 1915. (F. and A. M stands for Free and Accepted