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Title |
Scottish Rite Lodge of Perfection Masonic apron owned by Richard Clough Anderson and worn by the marquis de Lafayette |
Object Number |
M.1938.9999.002 |
Object Type |
Apron |
Date |
ca. 1815-1825 |
Place of Origin |
United States of America |
Description |
Scottish Rite Lodge of Perfection Masonic apron owned by Richard Clough Anderson (1750-1826), an officer in the Virginia Continental Line and aide-de-camp to the marquis de Lafayette during the Revolutionary War and an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia, made in the United States of America, ca. 1815-1825. Reportedly worn by the marquis de Lafayette during his visit to the Masonic Lodge in Louisville, Kentucky, in May 1825. Shield-shaped apron made of cream-colored silk with orange silk trim and red silk fringe around the flap and body of the apron. An up-side-down triangle appears in the center of the apron trimmed in orange silk. The triangle contains the Hebrew letters of the tetragrammaton (the name of God) within a delta symbol within a circle surrounded by rays of the sun, all on a gold painted background. Backed with a plain red silk lining. |
Materials |
Silk/Paint/Gilt |
Dimensions |
16 3/4" h x 16 1/2" w |
Credit Line |
Gift of Isabel Anderson, 1938 |