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Masonic Master Mason Apron Owned by James Harvey Braffett
1858
Maker not marked
USA: Illinois
paint on leather, velvet, cotton
overall: 16-1/4"h x 15-1/2"w x 1/4"d
Museum Purchase
2015.031

Masonic Master Mason apron. Rounded body with triangular flap. Leather with flat patterned silver and white tape trim and velvet trim (originally blue). Painted on the flap is an all-seeing eye. Painted on the body is a square and compasses symbol with G in the middle. Flanking this are a sun and a moon with seven stars. At the bottom are sprigs, possibly acacia. Backed with blue glazed cotton. Pasted under the flap is a handwritten label reading "James [illeg] Braffet M.D., / Corinthian Lodge No. 205 / A.F. & A.M. Paw Paw, Ills. / Aug. 20th 1858."



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