Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Luce Center
Masonic apron
Object Number:
1948.161b
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Lambskin, silk, linen, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 13 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 27.9 x 33.3 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: center top, on flap: "481"
Description:
Horizontal rectangular lambskin Masonic apron with blue taffeta edging and linen lining on obverse, the top has a triangular flap, there are two cotton twill tape ties.
Gallery Label:
Lambskin is symbolic in Freemasonry of purity and innocence.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederik R. Griffth
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
