- Title:
- Apron purportedly worn by Joachim Murat, King of Naples and Sicily, circa 1805.
- Object name(s):
- Regalia; Apron, France
- Brief description:
- Cream silk apron with flap, with ruched and light blue ribbon trim. The apron is engraved and coloured with a set square and compass with the letter 'J', 'M' and 'B' within a panoply and within an acacia wreath. The flap is painted with a beehive and a banner with cypher text.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Associated concept:
- Aprons Freemasonry France
- Associated concept:
- Regalia Freemasonry France Aprons
- Associated person:
- Joachim Murat, King of Naples, 1767-1815, Former owner
- Comments:
- Joachim Murat (1767-1815) was a French revolutionary and a trusted officer of Napoleon Bonaparte's whose sister he married in 1800. Napoleon granted Murat numerous titles, including that of King of Naples and Sicily in 1808. After Napoleon's fall, Murat was executed by the rightful King, Ferdinand IV of Naples.
- Content - description:
- Set square and compass, Acacia, Wreath, Cypher
- Dimension:
- H: 330 W: 335 D: n/a Dia: n/a Wt: n/a
- Entry date:
- 1905/--/--
- Object name:
- Regalia; Apron, France
- Object number:
- M2010/1472
- Object production date:
- 1805 (circa)
- Object production place:
- France
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Woven
- Technique:
- Engraved
- Technique:
- Coloured
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/85f79f6e-2e5b-35b1-b1c1-e9cdb981454e
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/85f79f6e-2e5b-35b1-b1c1-e9cdb981454e, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY
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