Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2017.078.007 |
Object Name |
Apron, Fraternal |
Title |
Royal Arch Masonic Apron (Durham No. 221 Chapter) |
Date |
pre-1981 |
Year Range from |
1960 |
Year Range to |
1981 |
Artist |
Dominion Regalia Co. Limited |
Made |
Dominion Regalia Co. Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
Toronto, Ontario |
Description |
White, rectangular, horizontally oriented lambskin Royal Arch masonic apron with cord and tassel waist ties. Likely the Scottish Rite of Free Masonry. There is a triangular brass symbol on the point flap (front), with two pendant brass pieces with a rope twist design for seven. Two address labels are present underneath the flap. They both read "Archie N. MacCuaig P.O. Box 168, Durham, Ontario." The border has a dark red and purple repeated arch design. The underside of the right pendant ribbon has a red-printed "Dominion Regalia Limited Toronto - Canada" maker's mark. |
Makers mark |
The underside of the right pendant ribbon has a red-printed "Dominion Regalia / LIMITED / TORONTO-CANADA" maker's mark. |
Provenance |
Manufactured at Toronto by the Dominion Regalia Limited company. Owned/used by Archie Neil MacCuaig of Durham, Grey County. The MacCuaig farm was in Glenelg Township, Grey County. He was a member of the Durham Masonic Lodge #306 and Chapter #221 for 50 years. He was a Worshipful Master and Life Member. The Royal Arch Masons chapter in Durham started in 1920. It, and the others in this accession, were passed down to Norman Robinson of the Edge Hill area of Glenelg Township. Last belonged to Norman's wife, Ruth Anne Robinson (née Hollands), of Kincardine, Ontario. |
Collection |
Organizational/Government Collection |
Material |
Leather/Ribbon/Synthetic Fibre/Brass/Cord/Thread/Dye/Ink |
Dimensions |
W-40 L-33.7 D-1.5 cm |
Found |
Glenelg Township (formerly), Grey County |
People |
MacCuaig, Archie Neil Robinson, Norman |
Subjects |
Fraternal lodges Fraternal organizations Ceremonial objects |
Search Terms |
Durham Masonic Lodges in Grey County Durham Masonic Lodge Royal Arch Masons Chapter No. 221 |
Function |
To show a member's standing within a fraternal society. |