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United Ancient Order of Druids. Grand Lodge of North Island, New Zealand :This is to certify that [Walter H Ward] has received a vote of thanks for having passed the Arch Druids' Chair in Lodge no. [5 ... 26th day of June 1917, Charles S Rush, secretary]. Ferguson & Hicks, Wellington. N.Z. [ca 1917]
- Date
- 1917
- By
- United Ancient Order of Druids; Ferguson & Hicks (Firm)
- Reference
- Eph-C-ASSOCIATION-D-1917-01
- Description
Certificate shows a group portrait of Druids in ancient Britain, the central figure holding a scythe and wreath, and two members playing harps, in front of monolithic stones, possibly part of the Stonehenge complex. Borders are in oak leaves, and the lower half is an arrangement of text with signature and date.
The design of this certificate was used in New Zealand in the 1910s, and examples from Tasmania have also been sighted.
The two named men lived in Palmerston North. Charles Spurgeon Rush was a journalist, the manager of the Manawatu Daily. Walter Henry Ward was an upholsterer.
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph on board, 530 x 400 mm.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Scanned from original
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Ephemera, Chromolithographs, Certificates, Chromolithograph on board, 530 x 400 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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United Ancient Order of Druids. United Ancient Order of Druids. Grand Lodge of North Island, New Zealand :This is to certify that [Walter H Ward] has received a vote of thanks for having passed the Arch Druids' Chair in Lodge no. [5 ... 26th day of June 1917, Charles S Rush, secretary]. Ferguson & Hicks, Wellington. N.Z. [ca 1917]. Ref: Eph-C-ASSOCIATION-D-1917-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23075766More information can be found in our terms of use.