Masonic Baton used at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Central Park obelisk
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
Artwork Details
- Title: Masonic Baton used at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Central Park obelisk
- Period: Modern
- Date: 1880
- Medium: Ivory, amethyst, brass
- Dimensions: L: 57.6 W: 2.9
- Credit Line: Loaned by the Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library of Grand Lodge, New York
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art