Apron, Fraternal
- Title:
- Masonry
- Object Name:
- Apron, Fraternal
- Object ID:
- 1992.048.07
- Creator:
- Peabody, Moody M. (1789-1866)
Engraver ; Hutchinson, Ebenezer (1787-1855)Manufacturer - Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Apron, Masonic. Engraved by Moody M. Peabody (1789-1866). Printed by Ebenezer Hutchinson (1787-1855), Quechee Village, Hartford, VT; c. 1820. Ink printed on silk: Masonic symbols. Titled at bottom, "Masonry", with verse on each side. Images and symbols include sun, moon, stars, angel, rooster, fluted columns with classical capitals, arches, heart, eye, compass, square, beehive, and Noah's Ark. Letter "G" above the central arch. The heart contains names of various virtues and is titled above, "The Freemasons HEART Epitomiz'd". Man wearing a Masonic apron at lower right. With paper note, inscribed in ink, "This apron belonged to Samuel Cochran Esq of Pembroke, N.H. He was the Grandfather of Mrs. Sarah A. Sawyer Cummings and Mrs. Emily F. Cochran Schouler." (note now in accession file)
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-27 W-19 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Samuel Cochran (1775-1860) of Pembroke, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Ann Cummings
- People:
- Cochran, Samuel (1775-1860), Cummings, Sarah A. (1845-1929), Schouler, Emily F. (1836-1904), Cummings, Ann (1914-1992), Peabody, Moody M. (1789-1866), Hutchinson, Ebenezer (1787-1855)
- Subjects:
- Fraternal organizations, Masonic organizations, Noah's ark, Hearts, Sun, Moon, Roosters, Aprons
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