Delegate ribbon used by a Grand United Order of Odd Fellows member
date: label: Date
content: 1908
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American, founded 1843
notes: label: Description
content: A delegate ribbon used by a Grand United Order of Odd Fellows member from Maryland at a convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The ribbon is black and orange with black and gold text. The ribbon has a suspension brooch at top. It has a decorative gold border with an orange interior. Black text at the center of the brooch reads “Baltimore.” Text below the suspension brooch reads “DELEGATE / TO / B.M.C.” A symbol at the center of the ribbon depicts a triple linked chain above an all-seeing eye. Text at the bottom of the ribbon reads “ATLANTIC CITY / N. J. / SEPT, 14-19 / 1908.”
place: label: Place used
content: Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, 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: 2013.180.2.6
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: 6 11/16 × 2 3/8 × 3/16 in. (17 × 6 × 0.5 cm)