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Masonic Chaplain Apron
1790-1820
Maker not marked
Place made not researched
Ink and wash on leather
overall: 13 1/2 in x 15 in
Loaned by the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts
GL2004.1042

White leather Masonic apron with blue ink wash border and leather ties; stenciled on apron is blue Lodge Chaplain's emblem; showing circle with square and compasses and open Bible in center. Written in ink on back: "363-1"


In the 1700s, most Masonic aprons were made from leather. Some retained the shape of the animal they were made from, as this example does.