Apron with IBPOEW iconography
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1940s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
notes: label: Description
content: Discolored white canvas apron with purple trim and printed iconography of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks of the World. Apron consists of two (2) pieces of canvas, a half-circle overtop a larger square. The half-circle piece features stylized purple text that reads [IBPOE of W]. The square canvas features an image of a male elk standing in a field above an elaborate banner bearing the phrase [CERVUS ALCES]. Canvas is trimmed with purple ribbon and has a matching purple tie.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
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: 2013.46.17.2
objectType: label: Type
content: aprons (protective wear)
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: canvas, ribbon, ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Apron, no strings): 12 x 14 9/16 in. (30.5 x 37 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Apron with strings): 12 x 87 1/2 in. (30.5 x 222.3 cm)