The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite of freemasonry : containing instructions in all the degrees from the third to the thirty-third, and last degree of the rite : together with ceremonies of inauguration ... etc. (1914)
McClenachan, Charles Thompson · New York : Macoy Pub. & Masonic Supply Co. · leaf 199
The apron, worn only in the first apartment, is ofcrimson velvet edged with green; on the flap are em-broidered in gold a bleeding head and two swords 188 BOOK OF THE A. A XL) A. RITE. crossed: in the centre of the apron, three trianglesforming a chain with triangular links. … The jewel of gold is three triangles, one within theother, diminishing in size, and enclosing two nakedswords crossed, hilts downward, resting on the base ofthe inner triangle. The term knight will be added to all titles except theMasters. Each Knight wears a silver trowel with anebon} handle at…