(FRANC-MAÇONNERIE) Master apron in polychrome silk on a crea - Lot 454

(FRANC-MAÇONNERIE) Master apron in polychrome silk on a cream background with a blue border, embroidered and applied with taffeta, sequins and gold thread, with symbolic decoration showing the two columns "J and B" of the entrance to the Temple of Jerusalem (Jakin and Boaz), surrounding a compass and a square in front of a mosaic paving, the bib decorated with the letters MB surrounding a radiating G (Mem (M) symbolizes the woman, mother and companion of the man, all that is fertile and founding / Beth (B) represents the mouth of the man, it is the letter symbolizing all that is paternal, virile, the interior and active action). Jakin and Boaz are, according to the Hebrew Bible, the names of the two bronze pillars made by Hiram and placed by King Solomon at the entrance of the Temple in Jerusalem (First Book of Kings 7:13-21; Second Book of Chronicles 3:17): "He set up the pillars at the front of the temple, one on his right and the other on his left; he named the one on the right Jakin and the one on the left Boaz. Jakin comes from the Hebrew יָכִין [jaxin] and means "He establishes". The name can also be transcribed Yakhin, in Anglo-Saxon languages, we also find Jachin. Boaz, from the Hebrew בועז, means "strength in him". Sidebar. Late 18th - early 19th century. 35 x 35 cm. Expert: Mr. Maxime CHARRON