Duvall's Historical "Chairs"
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The Senior Warden's Chair The Junior Warden’s Chair

This is the Senior Warden’s chair. In a civic organization, this office would be termed Vice-president. This chair is also of the same time period.

This is the Junior Warden’s chair. In a civic organization, this office would be termed Second Vice-president. This chair is also of the same time period.

 

The Master’s Chair

 

Additional view of the Master's Chair

Additional view of the Master's Chair

This is the first chair used by the Master of Duvall. It is no longer in use due to its delicate condition and historical value. The Master of a lodge would be the equivalent of the President of any other civic organization, the presiding officer that is elected annually. What makes this chair particular and relevant to the link to the to the Congressional Resolution is that it would have been in use during the time that our fraternity was laying the foundations that would eventually garner the Honor recently bestowed by Congress. Therefore, we have chosen to share this piece of Duvall history with the rest of the world.

Additional view of the Master's Chair

Additional view of the Master's Chair

     
 

Here's another view of the Master’s chair from the side. Notice the high back of the chair.

 

Together these chairs compose seats of the Principal Officers of a Master Mason’s Lodge.

The symbols on the back of the Master’s chair are the Eye of Providence which alludes to Man’s reliance upon God in all his undertakings, the Moon and the Sun. The Moon and the Sun have several symbolic explanations, the most applicable and obvious being the diurnal rotation of the earth about its axis and the Progression of Time.