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Masonic York Rite Royal Arch Apron
1837
Maker not marked
USA
Watercolor on silk; cotton
overall: 20"h x 18-1/4"w
Gift of John J. Keefe
87.14.13

Masonic York Rite Royal Arch apron with rectangular body and square flap; white silk with red silk double edged border; triple tau symbol on flap; on body: three-step platform with colored Masonic pavement and archway with sun, moon and all-seeing eye above; ladder, working tool and other symbols surround; within archway: Royal Arch keystone, ark of covenant and other emblems; under flap written in ink "Adam W. Smith / 1837." Cotton backing and one twill tape tie.


For further information, see Newell, Aimee E., "The Badge of a Freemason," 2015. p.93 and Hamilton, John D., "Material Culture of the American Freemasons," 1994, p. 111, 269.



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