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Independent Order of Odd Fellows Third Degree Banner
Artist unidentified
Photo by José Andrés…
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Third Degree Banner
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Third Degree Banner
Artist unidentified
Photo by José Andrés…
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Third Degree Banner Artist unidentified Photo by José Andrés Ramírez
Record Details

Independent Order of Odd Fellows Third Degree Banner

Date1882–1900
MediumPaint on silk, with bullion and metal
Dimensions43 × 23"
Credit LineGift of Kendra and Allan Daniel
Accession number2015.1.2
Description

These brilliant red banners were used in the Odd Fellows lodge for the Third, or Truth, Degree. Each banner shows the symbols associated with the degree: an open Bible conveying wisdom; a sword and scales representing justice; and an hourglass and coffin, symbols of the inevitability of death and the passage of time. The scarlet color is specific to the degree and symbolizes the “imperial quality of the purity of truth” and “the dignity and glory of the Priestly Order.”

Stacy C. Hollander, "Independent Order of Odd Fellows Third Degree Banner," exhibition label for Mystery and Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2016.

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