Whence Came You Vintage Freemasons Sign Black Forest carved bear such a tender and universal

such a tender and universal gesture of connection between mother and child

“Tommy Ruthven

The plate measures 7 1/2" x 7" x 3/4" deep

I have found one other reference to a signed toucan dating to the first quarter of the 20th century

Whence Came You Vintage Freemasons Sign Black Forest carved bear such a tender and universalI 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