Masonic Apron

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

Masonic Apron

Entry/Object ID

2014.727.1.6

Description

Masonic Apron, ca. 2000. This is a square of leather with a triangle of leather on top, both yellow in color, and trimmed in blue cotton ribbon with two leather pieces, both covered in blue ribbon, handing vertically from the bottom of the triangle and have silver ornamentation at the end. An eye is embroidered on the triangle and a patch on the square reads "EIFEL LODGE N 855 A.F. & A.M." There is a tag on the back of the triangle informing this was made in London. The back is blue leather and blue ribbons coming from the top left and right, with a snake clasp allow this to be worn around a waist. The Eifel Lodge 855 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons were founded in Germany in 2001. With staining, discoloration, creasing, and blue pen mark, the object is in good overall condition.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Apron

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Protective Wear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects