Membership ribbon for the G.U.O.O.F Lodge No. 1717
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: Membership ribbon for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. The ribbon is black with white text. The ribbon has faded gold fringe at the bottom and a suspension brooch at top. The suspension brooch is white with black text and an all-seeing eye at center. It has a gold metal border. Text on the brooch reads “G.U.O of O. F.” Hanging below the top suspension brooch is a clasp with the word “MEMBER” printed on it. A portrait of an unidentified man is suspended below the clasp. The orders insignia is at the center of the ribbon. Printed above the insignia is “IN MEMORIUM / G.U.O. OF O. F.” Printed below the insignia in white text is “PILGRIM ROCK / LODGE NO. 1717 / G.U.O. OF O. F. / MEMPHIS, / TENN.” The back of the ribbon is red.
place: label: Place used
content: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, 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: 2013.180.2.2
objectType: label: Type
content: ribbon bars
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ribbon, metal, plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 11/16 × 2 3/8 × 3/16 in. (19.5 × 6 × 0.5 cm)