Apron (dress) for a Grand Deacon, circa 1920s.

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Accession Number
OBJ_0026764
Materials and Techniques
Woven
Leatherwork
Metal embroidery
Lace
Bullion
Purl
Cast metal
Place
Canada
Description
Rectangular apron with triangular flap, in white leather and with a border of ribbed silk, in dark blue with gold lace edging and finished with gold fringe. Suspended from the flap are two ribbons, the left being shorter than the right but are both in the same silk and each ended with a gold coloured metal bar with foliage designs and finished with ball and chain tassels. There are three levels embroidered with a chequer board design and edged in gold purl, one on the flap and two on the apron. At the centre of the apron is the device of a Grand Deacon embroidered in gold, being a dove with an olive branch in its beak and within a wreath of wheat and acacia. The apron is lined in blue silk and has a belt of dark blue silk with a gold coloured metal buckle.
Description
Rectangular apron with triangular flap, in white leather and with a border of ribbed silk, in dark blue with gold lace edging and finished with gold fringe. Suspended from the flap are two ribbons, the left being shorter than the right but are both in the same silk and each ended with a gold coloured metal bar with foliage designs and finished with ball and chain tassels. There are three levels embroidered with a chequer board design and edged in gold purl, one on the flap and two on the apron. At the centre of the apron is the device of a Grand Deacon embroidered in gold, being a dove with an olive branch in its beak and within a wreath of wheat and acacia. The apron is lined in blue silk and has a belt of dark blue silk with a gold coloured metal buckle.
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