Apron, Fraternal
- Object Name:
- Apron, Fraternal
- Object ID:
- 1910.008
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1810
- Description:
- Masonic apron. Unidentified artist, Portsmouth, NH; c. 1810. Cream silk-satin with semicircular overlap at top hand-painted Masonic symbols in blues, reds, yellow, green, and black. Bound with pale blue satin ribbon (badly frayed). Lined with old linen. Written on back in pencil: "Given to James Rindge Stanwood by Mrs. Caroline A. Weeks Bayside January 2, 1896."
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-18.25 W-17.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Given by Mrs. Caroline A. Weeks in 1896 to the donor, John Rindge Stanwood. The apron probably belonged to John Avery (1780-1830) or John Weeks (1767-1821) of Greenland. Donated to NHHS by his heirs.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of James Rindge Stanwood, In Memory of Jacob Wendell
- People:
- Stanwood, James Rindge (1847-1910), Weeks, Caroline A. (1818-1899), Avery, John (1780-1830), Weeks, John (1767-1821)
- Subjects:
- Fraternal organizations, Masonic organizations, Keys (Hardware), Beehives, Moon, Hourglasses, Pillars, Noah's ark, Doves, Aprons
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