Museum of Freemasonry

Free entry. We're open to all.

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We'll be open for research visits Tues-Fri, but you'll need to visit our website to book your spot in advance to guarantee entry 👉 https://t.co/dpLO2isNwi

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🚨MUSEUM CLOSURE DATES DECEMBER🚨

Planning a visit to the museum in December?

Monday 8 December
Wednedday 10 December

Due to events in Freemasons' Hall, we'll be closed to the public on the above dates, so be sure to plan ahead to avoid disappointment!

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We'll be open for research visits Tues-Fri, but you'll need to visit our website to book your spot in advance to guarantee entry 👉 https://t.co/ADJVAIUpKT

#FreemasonsHall #FreeMuseumLondon #Freemasons #Freemasonry

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🚨MUSEUM CLOSURE DATES NOVEMBER🚨

Planning a visit to the museum in November?

Monday 3 November
Wednesday 5 November
Wednesday 12 November
Thursday 13 November
Tuesday 18 November

Due to events in Freemasons' Hall, we'll be closed to the public on the above dates

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We'll be open for research visits Tues-Fri, but you'll need to visit our website to book your spot in advance to guarantee entry 👉 https://t.co/Y5UxphEL61

#FreemasonsHall #FreeMuseumLondon #Freemasons #Freemasonry

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🚨MUSEUM CLOSURE DATES OCTOBER🚨

Planning a visit to the museum in October?

Saturday 4 October
Thursday 9 October
Tuesday 28 October

Due to events in Freemasons' Hall, we'll be closed to the public on the above dates, so be sure to plan ahead to avoid disappointment!

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The shimmering effect or lustre created by painting with powdered metal paints was popular among 19th Century Staffordshire potteries.  

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In 1824, John Buckley, a cotton spinner, received this jug as a token of appreciation from his Lodge members. He'd been a member of Lodge of Probity in Halifax, Yorkshire for over twenty years at the time of the presentation.

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Made of Staffordshire blue and purple lusterware, the jug features hand-coloured transfer prints with a masonic emblem repeated on both sides and a charming verse praising freemasonry.

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We'll be open for research visits Tues-Fri, but you'll need to visit our website to book your spot in advance to guarantee entry 👉 https://t.co/sxa6RHRzgY

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🚨MUSEUM CLOSURE DATES SEPTEMBER🚨

Planning a visit to the museum in September?

Tuesday 9 September
Wednesday 10 September
Wednesday 24 September

Due to events in Freemasons' Hall, we'll be closed to the public on the above dates, so be sure to plan ahead

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Sunderland, a hub for pottery manufacturing, exported around 300,000 earthenware items during its peak, with materials transported as ship ballast from southern England.

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This cream-glazed earthenware jug, adorned with a vibrant floral design, is inscribed to Andrew Mason, likely a mariner initiated into St John’s Lodge in Sunderland in 1812.

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Discover our other 'Potted Histories' in our South Gallery and on our website 👉 https://t.co/o1TKJeTlTx

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The latest in our 'Potted Histories' series is this Liverpool creamware jug featuring a personal dedication to Brother Thomas Hanscomb, a tallow chandler and soap maker from Lambeth.

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As the inaugural Worshipful Master of Prince Edward’s Lodge in 1792 and later Grand Sword Bearer, Hanscomb's jug showcases transfer designs for Royal Arch and Knights Templar ceremonies, including a banner with text reading 'it is found' and a masonic Kinight Templar star.

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We'll be open for research visits Tues-Fri, but you'll need to visit our website to book your spot in advance to guarantee entry 👉 https://t.co/SAjAD5XtdX

#FreemasonsHall #FreeMuseumLondon #Freemasons #Freemasonry

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🚨MUSEUM CLOSURE DATES JULY🚨

Planning a visit to the museum in July?

Tuesday 1 July
From 2pm Thursday 3 July
Wednesday 2 July
Thursday 10 July

Due to events in Freemasons' Hall, we'll be closed to the public on the above dates, so be sure to plan ahead to avoid disappointment

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The jug's Masonic emblems highlight the friends' shared charitable and moral aims, summarised as "United for the benefit of Mankind."

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Beneath the handle of this transfer-print jug from the Herculaneum Pottery in Toxteth lies a dedication to Liverpool Anti-Slavery campaigner William Roscoe.

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Though not a Freemason, Roscoe's friend Richard Downward, a member of Merchant’s Lodge, supported his 1806 parliamentary campaign.