A 1940s–1950s (pre-1960) P.A.P. Loyal Order of Moose decanter — blue porcelain bisque commemorating the Nine O'Clock Bedtime Ceremony at Mooseheart, extraordinarily rare and unlike anything else in collectible decanters.
Brand: P.A.P. Loyal Order of Moose
Vintage: 1940s–1950s (pre-1960)
Dimensions: 13.0" tall (with stopper) | approx. 6.75" diameter at widest point
Material: Blue porcelain bisque
Condition: Very good vintage condition. No chips or scratches. Some glue residue from original label and a few minor marks — all photographed. Cork in wonderful condition. Please review all photos carefully — we cannot accept returns.
A profoundly rare piece for a Moose Lodge member, a fraternal organization collector, a historian, or any dad who appreciates the kind of collectible that tells a genuinely moving story.
One side features a large, beautifully detailed moose head; the other depicts a young boy kneeling in prayer at his bedside, the original Campanile clock tower visible through the window behind him — the earlier version of the scene, before the painting was updated in the early 1960s to show the House of God instead. That detail alone makes this a historically significant piece, capturing the original imagery from before the update. The Loyal Order of Moose was founded in 1888 in Louisville, Kentucky; Mooseheart, its residential home and school for children in need, was founded in 1913 in Mooseheart, Illinois. The Nine O'Clock Ceremony, depicted here, was a nightly ritual in which the children of Mooseheart said their bedtime prayers together, painted in oils in the 1930s and reproduced on fraternal memorabilia for decades.
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