Officer's collar (Noble Father) for Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
date: label: date made
content: c.1870
name: label: maker
content: Bowser, Elizabeth Harriet Stevens
notes: label: Description
content: Collar in black velvet with flower / floral motif couched in metallic thread. Front is also bordered with a metallic braid and a bullion fringe. At the top left is the three ring symbol of Odd Fellows, with the letter "N" and "F" (Noble Father) in metallic thread. On the right is an all-seeing eye, painted onto either paper or leather, within a sunburst of metallic thread. At the bottom left is a tassel in metallic thread - the corresponding tassel on the right is missing. Collar is lined with a red fabric and includes a stamp with maker information.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: used
content: Odd Fellowship
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Community Organizations
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0209.01
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0209.01
label: accession number
content: 2017.0209
objectType: label: Object Name
content: collar, fraternal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: velvet (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (part: lining material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (part: embroidery material)