4th Degree Scottish Rite Apron – White Royal Blue Black Moire Leather

Description

4th Degree Scottish Rite Apron – White Royal Blue Black Moire Leather

Royal blue moire against a white leather ground is the color statement the 4th Degree of the Scottish Rite places on its officers, and the black moire border running the apron perimeter locks that statement into the formal register the degree demands. Before the officer speaks a word of the ritual, the apron tells every brother in the chapter room which degree work is being conducted and what rank the wearer carries into it.

The apron body measures 390 millimeters wide by 330 millimeters high, sized to the proportions Scottish Rite degree tradition establishes at the 4th Degree level. That extra width over the 19th Degree apron is not incidental. The broader body gives the degree symbols and color fields the room they need to read correctly from across the chapter floor during conferral. A cramped apron face compresses the design and reduces the visual impact the degree ceremony requires from its officer dress.

White imitation or lambskin leather forms the apron body ground. Leather construction at this level gives the apron its structural hold across years of Scottish Rite chapter use. The surface stays flat through repeated ceremony seasons without the curling at the edges that fabric-only construction can develop. Soft padding behind the leather face gives the piece a substantial hand feel and keeps the apron body lying flat against the officer during procession and the full degree evening.

Royal blue moire carries the flap and the primary color field, with the watered silk pattern shifting under chapter room lighting as the wearer moves through the degree work. The moire surface at this color produces a visual depth that plain blue fabric cannot match, and that depth is what distinguishes correctly specified Scottish Rite degree wear from approximate substitutes. Black moire ribbon traces the outer border, framing the full apron face with the contrast that separates each color field cleanly under chapter lighting.

The finest quality moire ribbon used throughout the border and color panels holds its pattern and color integrity through the dry clean care cycle this apron requires. Moire that loses its watered pattern after the first season of use fails the degree presentation it was constructed to support.

A rear pocket sits recessed in the lining and holds officer items without affecting the front face drape or the way the apron hangs during ceremony. Soft padding distributed behind the face maintains the flat presentation from the opening through the closing of the degree work.

The adjustable belt fastens with a gold plated snake fitting that holds its set position at the waist through a full chapter evening without adjustment. Gold plating on the fitting maintains a consistent metallic register with any gold degree insignia the officer carries alongside this apron.

Built for the Work — Not the Occasion

Specifications

• Material: White imitation or lambskin leather, royal blue moire, black moire ribbon
• Color: White, royal blue, black
• Size: Width 390 mm, Height 330 mm
• Belt: Adjustable with gold plated snake fitting
• Padding: Soft padding throughout
• Pocket: Rear pocket in lining
• Care: Dry clean only

Q: What materials make up this 4th Degree Scottish Rite apron?

A: The apron combines white imitation or lambskin leather for the body ground, royal blue moire for the flap and color field, and finest quality black moire ribbon for the outer border, with soft padding throughout and a rear lining pocket.

Q: What are the dimensions of this apron?

A: The apron body measures 390 millimeters wide by 330 millimeters high, sized to the proportions the 4th Degree Scottish Rite tradition establishes for officer apron wear at this degree level.

Q: How does the belt fasten on this apron?

A: The adjustable belt uses a gold plated snake fitting that sets and holds its waist position through the full length of a Scottish Rite chapter ceremony without requiring adjustment.

Q: How should this apron be cared for?

A: Dry clean only. This preserves the moire ribbon pattern, the leather body surface, and the soft padding construction through the full ceremony calendar of Scottish Rite chapter use.

Product Features

Royal blue moire flap with black moire ribbon border

The watered silk pattern in the royal blue moire shifts under chapter lighting as the officer moves, while the black moire border frames the full apron face with the color contrast the 4th Degree Scottish Rite presentation demands.

White imitation or lambskin leather body with soft padding

The leather ground holds its flat surface presentation across repeated ceremony seasons without edge curl, and the soft padding behind the face maintains the apron’s formal hang through procession and the full degree evening.

Rear pocket lining with gold plated snake belt fitting

The recessed rear pocket carries officer items without disturbing the front drape, and the gold plated snake fitting holds its set waist position through a complete Scottish Rite chapter ceremony without adjustment.