Lambskin apron

Use in the book

The account of the Craft degrees reads the relation of triangle and square through the way the apron is worn. The later treatment of white clothing associates the lamb with innocence and presents investiture as a recognizable feature of initiation. The garment therefore carries both a general moral message and a more particular account of progress through degrees.

Places to read

1. Mystic Masonry · Block 44… “in which he is taught to wear his apron in each degree in the Blue Lodge. The Entered Apprentice is not only a 'hewer of wood and a drawer of water,” …
2. Masonic Symbolism · Block 95… “a warlike species of initiation, instead of the apron, we find the candidate receiving a white shield, which was, however, always presented with the accompaniment of some symbolic instructions, not very” …
3. Masonic Symbolism · Block 98… “interesting in its history, than that of the lambskin or white leather apron. It is impressed upon the Mason's memory as the first gift which he receives, the first symbol that” …
4. Masonic Symbolism · Block 101… “he was invested with a white garment and apron as a symbol of his newly attained purity.”

In this edition

Both apron and attested lambskin spellings are listed. The entry does not supply a new ceremonial pattern or measurements.

Reading the argument

The source’s interpretations are statements about what the garment is intended to teach. They should not be converted into a claim that every apron, in every rite or historical period, has an identical form or explanation.

apron

“apron” — 10 occurrences in 8 text blocks: M.44; S.90, 92–93, 95, 98–99, 101.

aprons

“aprons” — 2 occurrences in 2 text blocks: F.8; S.103.

lambskin

“lambskin” — 2 occurrences in 2 text blocks: S.90, 98.