Artisanal Apron Of The Freemasons - Late Eighteenth Century

Master's apron in embroidered white silk, trimmed in blue silk. Resting on the mosaic pavement between a rough stone and a cubic stone with points, the central motif is composed of the square and the compass intertwined as well as two branches of acacia from which are suspended a mallet and a trowel. Between the ternary sun and the moon, the flaming star with the letter G is surrounded by the ternary SFB (Wisdom, Strength, Beauty). On each side are represented columns J and B, topped with pomegranates, accompanied by a chisel and a level. A radiant delta, bearing the sacred tretagram, adorns the bib