Sash
Sash
Object name: Sash
Date: 1700-1800
Dimensions:
965 x 120 mm
Medium: Silk
Object number: C09152
DescriptionFreemason's sash. Blue decorated with pink diamonds, and a red and blue fringe. It fastens with a cream triangle with a gold border containing a Masonic symbol embroidered in gold.
Freemasonry is recorded as far back as the 17th century but probably came from the master stone mason guilds long before that. Freemasons now focus on charitable works and social activities but in the past played an important role in male professional networking, useful for contacts, for gaining acceptance and for potential advancement. The ritualistic and "secret" side of Freemasonry meant it was often negatively viewed.
Freemasonry is recorded as far back as the 17th century but probably came from the master stone mason guilds long before that. Freemasons now focus on charitable works and social activities but in the past played an important role in male professional networking, useful for contacts, for gaining acceptance and for potential advancement. The ritualistic and "secret" side of Freemasonry meant it was often negatively viewed.