Very Rare, 1818 Early James T. Porter (Marked) Middletown, CT Masonic Grand Master Apron antique American watercolor set and charcoal

and charcoal

is that this is American and I am pretty sure it dates to the 2nd half of the 20th century

of Chicago

on brown paper bag or craft paper--in a very dirty old frame where it was taped to piece of cardboard and starting to deteriorate

Very Rare, 1818 Early James T. Porter (Marked) Middletown, CT Masonic Grand Master Apron antique American watercolor set and charcoalThis fantastic thing! It is a dated, 1818 silk Masonic Grand Masters apron engraved with a marvelously extensive array of symbols, including large all seeing eye at top. I have found a few other related examples out there (sold at auction and in museum collections, including at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library) featuring engraved images attributed to James T. Porter (active 1810 1830), of Middletown, Connecticutand this one is definitely