Ribbon for Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 10461
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1910
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Alexander Hemsley, American, 1850 - 1912
label: Subject of
content: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American, founded 1843
notes: label: Description
content: A Grand United Order of Odd Fellows ribbon for Lodge No. 10461. The ribbon is blue with yellow text on the front and black with white text on the back. The top of the ribbon has a circular suspension brooch made of ruffled fabric. A yellow star is at the center of the brooch. Below the brooch is an image of a sun above two crossed swords. Text at the center of the ribbon reads “ALEXANDER HEMSLEY / LODGE No. 10461.” Below this is a seal for the G.U.O. of O.F seal with a triple link chain. Text at the bottom of the ribbon reads “G.U.O.O.F. / BALTIMORE.” The ribbon has gold fringe at the bottom. The text and images on the back of the ribbon are identical to the front.
place: label: Place used
content: Baltimore, Maryland, 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: 2013.180.2.5
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 7/16 × 3 1/8 × 3/16 in. (29 × 8 × 0.5 cm)