Memorium ribbon for the G.U.O.O.F Lodge No. 4997
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1910
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American, founded 1843
notes: label: Description
content: In memoriam ribbon for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 4997. The ribbon is black with white text on the front and blue with gold text on the back. The ribbon has faded gold fringe at the bottom and a suspension brooch at top. The suspension brooch is white with black text. It has a gold metal border. Text on the brooch reads “MOST NOBLE GOVERNOR.” White text on the front at top reads “In Memoriam.” Below this is an image of a sickle and sheaf of wheat in white. Below the image in white text is “ST. CECELIA / Household of Ruth / NO. 4997 / G.U.O. of O. F. / MILFORD, DELAWARE.” The back of the ribbon has a white ribbon and medal attached to the suspension brooch. The medal is white with a gold border. At the center of the medal is a sickle and sheaf of wheat in gold. The back of the ribbon is blue with gold text. The text reads “ST. CECELIA / Household of Ruth / NO. 4997 / G.U.O. of O. F. / MILFORD, DELAWARE.”
place: label: Place used
content: Milford, Kent County, Delaware, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Men
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Michael P. Musick in memory of Sara Dunlap Jackson (1919-1991)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.180.2.4
objectType: label: Type
content: ribbon bars
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ribbon, metal, plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 3/16 in. (21 × 6 × 0.5 cm)