Whence Came You Vintage Freemasons Sign Black Forest carved bear I would not say Sue

I would not say Sue was a master carver

Seemingly never used

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

“Tommy Ruthven

I have found one other Arts & Crafts copper watering can with a silhouette like this one's

Whence Came You Vintage Freemasons Sign Black Forest carved bear I would not say SueI 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