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Masonic Master Mason Apron
ca. 1852
Elijah C. Middleton (b. 1819); William R. Wallace (1810-1870)
USA: Ohio, Cincinnati
ink and watercolor on silk; bullion; cotton
overall: 16-1/2"h x 17-3/4"w
Gift of Roger Davis Williams
94.047

Masonic Master Mason's apron with rounded body and triangular false flap; white silk with silver bullion fringe and silver bullion taped edging; on false flap: engraved all-seeing eye; central design of Masonic altar above a coffin and acacia; all within a floral border composed of a branch of wheat (on left) and olive (on right); at the bottom (under silver lace) the imprint: "Middleton & Wallace, Lith. Cin."; backed with bright blue glazed cotton.