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A hand-colored frontispiece portrait shows a man, likely Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII. He is shown in the full regalia of a Masonic Grand Master. He wears an ornate blue collar with gold jewels and a highly decorated apron featuring a central sunburst, columns, and a heart. He wears blue and gold gauntlets and holds a ceremonial gavel in his right hand. The portrait is framed within an oval border.
original: "M. W. GRAND MASTER"