Leather Masonic apron owned by H.C. Anderson
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Freemasonry, American, founded 1730
notes: label: Description
content: Cream-colored leather apron with masonic iconography, satin trim, fringe and ribbon tie.
place: label: Place collected
content: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Freemasonry
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.1.34
objectType: label: Type
content: ceremonial costume
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: satin, ribbon, cord, and thread on leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 13 x 16 1/2 in. (33 x 41.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (with ties wrapped close to the body of the apron): 14 1/4 × 18 1/2 × 1/2 in. (36.2 × 47 × 1.3 cm)