Yellow Stencil Painted Old Eastern Star Sign de la fontaine fables was born in 1877

was born in 1877

and think the imagery on these is really great

whose late husband had collected them

there may be some pieces missing

Framed: 22 1/8" wide x 18 1/8" tall x 1" deep

Yellow Stencil Painted Old Eastern Star Sign de la fontaine fables was born in 1877Id guess the Eastern Star here refers to the fraternal order of the Eastern Starestablished as a Masonic appendant body in 1850 and operating across some 20 countries todayand perhaps this served a sign at some masonic gathering, designating where the Eastern Stars were meant to assemble. I just love the evocativeness of the phrase though, perfectly rendered in black stenciled lettering against the perfect yellow painted ground, which makes me think