Whence Came You Vintage Freemasons Sign 1925 functional American art pottery piece

functional American art pottery piece

My guess is that this piece dates to the second half of the 19th century--based both upon looking at a lot of other wooden pull toys

it is plenty large to be useful holding all sorts of things

Dimanche (1901-1988)

is terrific looking and super cool

Whence Came You Vintage Freemasons Sign 1925 functional American art pottery pieceI nabbed this painted metal sign just because I liked it, but I've since come to understand that "Whence Came You?" is a phrase central to Freemasonry, apparently intended to provide profound thinking about the meaning of life, self, and what it means to be a Mason. The history and rituals of the Freemasons seem incredibly complex, so I won't even try to get into them here, but I do think they claimed a pretty great phrase! And certainly hanging this