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Masonic York Rite Royal Arch Apron
1816-18
Charles Cushing Wright (1796-1854), engraver; William B. Whitney, printer
USA: New York, Homer
ink on silk; cotton
overall: 14-1/2"h x 15-1/4"w
Special Acquisitions Fund
81.46.1

Masonic York Rite Royal Arch apron with square body and rounded false flap; engraved design on patterned silk; on flap, all-seeing eye and "You are commanded to withdraw from every brother that walketh disorderly"; central motif of arch, circle, star "Holiness to the Lord" triangle, pavement, two lines on sides; on base of vine vase "C C Wright Sculp" and "W B Whitney, Homer"; salmon-colored shirred edging; lined in cotton.


For further information, see Newell, Aimee E., "The Badge of a Freemason," 2015. p.102-103. See #67, page 100, "Bespangled, Painted and Embroidered: Decorated Masonic Aprons," 1981.