Membership ribbon for the G.U.O.O.F Lodge No. 1717: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1910
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American, founded 1843
• Type: ribbon bars
• Medium: ribbon, metal, plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 7 11/16 × 2 3/8 × 3/16 in. (19.5 × 6 × 0.5 cm)
• Place used: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Fraternal organizations
• Topic: Men
• Object number: 2013.180.2.2
• 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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