Museum of Freemasonry

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 👉 buff.ly/3ZquhM0 #FreemasonsHall #FreeMuseumLondon #Freemasons #Freemasonry

🚨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!

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 👉 buff.ly/3ZAyZXS #FreemasonsHall #FreeMuseumLondon #Freemasons #Freemasonry

🚨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

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 👉 buff.ly/3OSVIcH #FreemasonsHall #FreeMuseumLondon #Freemasons #Freemasonry

🚨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!

The shimmering effect or lustre created by painting with powdered metal paints was popular among 19th Century Staffordshire potteries.   #Freemasonry #Ceramics #HandPainted #StaffordshirePottery #Masonic #MuseumCollection

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.

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. #Freemasonry #Ceramics #HandPainted #Staffordshire

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 👉 buff.ly/4fexBzO #FreemasonsHall #FreeMuseumLondon #Freemasons #Freemasonry

🚨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

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

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. #Freemasonry #Ceramics #HandPainted #HistoricCermaics #Masonic #MuseumCollection

Discover our other 'Potted Histories' in our South Gallery and on our website 👉 buff.ly/42Z0zRU

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.

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.

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 👉 buff.ly/3BC9PQt #FreemasonsHall #FreeMuseumLondon #Freemasons #Freemasonry

🚨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

The jug's Masonic emblems highlight the friends' shared charitable and moral aims, summarised as "United for the benefit of Mankind." Explore the rest of our 'Potted Histories' 👉 buff.ly/4i1a4ot

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

Beneath the handle of this transfer-print jug from the Herculaneum Pottery in Toxteth lies a dedication to Liverpool Anti-Slavery campaigner William Roscoe. #Freemasonry #Ceramics #HandPainted #HistoricCermaics #Masonic #MuseumCollection