Ribbon for Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 10461: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A Grand United Order of Odd Fellows ribbon for Lodge No. 10461. The ribbon is blue with yellow text on the front and black with white text on the back. The top of the ribbon has a circular suspension brooch made of ruffled fabric. A yellow star is at the center of the brooch. Below the brooch is an image of a sun above two crossed swords. Text at the center of the ribbon reads “ALEXANDER HEMSLEY / LODGE No. 10461.” Below this is a seal for the G.U.O. of O.F seal with a triple link chain. Text at the bottom of the ribbon reads “G.U.O.O.F. / BALTIMORE.” The ribbon has gold fringe at the bottom. The text and images on the back of the ribbon are identical to the front.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1910
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Alexander Hemsley, American, 1850 - 1912
• Subject of: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American, founded 1843
• Type: ribbon bars
• Medium: ribbon, metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 7/16 × 3 1/8 × 3/16 in. (29 × 8 × 0.5 cm)
• Place used: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Fraternal organizations
• Topic: Men
• Object number: 2013.180.2.5
• 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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