Name

American Masonic Master Apron by Amos Doolittle

Origin/date 

USA, by or after Amos Doolittle, c. 1800.

Material and dimensions

Hand-colored engraving on silk, with edging in silver thread. 40 cm wide x 43 cm high.

Description

Above architectural columns surmounted by allegorical figures of Fortitude and Prudence, there are clouds  with the sun and moon and a banner inscribed...... Central motif is a square and compass with underneath a checkered pavement with a widow and three childeren.

Provenance

USA, antiques dealer.

Literature

Scottisch Rite Masonic Museum of our National Heritage. Bespangled Painted & Embroidered. Decorated Masonic Aprons in America, 1980, pp. 88