Medal for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America medal. The medal is in the shape of a shield and has an engraved border on the front in back. The medal has finely engraved text on the front and back. The medal is heavily scratched making the text is illegible. The back has an image of hands shaking at center.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1910
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American, founded 1843
• Type: medals
• Medium: metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (6 × 4.5 × 0.5 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Fraternal organizations
• Topic: Men
• Object number: 2013.180.2.12
• Credit Line: 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)
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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