{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"5058"},"copyright":{"label":"Copyright","value":"The American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain."},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Kendra and Allan Daniel"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1900"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"2015     1   25"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"2015.1.25"},"edition":{"label":"Photo Credit","value":"José Andrés Ramírez"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paint and gold leaf on wood"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/4970/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"4970"},{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/4971/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"4971"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Independent Order of Odd Fellows Skull and Crossbones Plaque"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":"The skull and crossed femurs, or thighbones, is an image that dates to antiquity and functioned as a memento mori, a reminder that everything that lives must die. The symbol was used by several fraternal groups as a sober reminder of the importance of leading a moral life. It was also part of the Odd Fellows ritual of rebirth. As one Odd Fellows monitor noted, it was the symbol \u201cperhaps\u2026used most frequently, in both sacred and profane mysteries, as a means of impressing the mind with a realizing sense of the seriousness of the end of life.\u201d One regalia catalog listed plaques similar to this one as \u201cemblems to hang in lodge room\u201d that were sold as one piece in a set of sixteen or eighteen emblems. The skull and crossbones appears frequently in Masonic contexts as well. It serves as a focal point in a \u201cchamber of reflection,\u201d an anteroom outfitted with arcane symbols intended to encourage deep self-contemplation before a candidate begins his degree.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Independent Order of Odd Fellows Skull and Crossbones Plaque,\" 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. Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":["Three Dimensional Works","Fraternal Art and Objects"]},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"155454"},"geographyState":{"value":""},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"103","content":"Artist unidentified"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Sculpture"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":"The skull and crossed femurs, or thighbones, is an image that dates to antiquity and functioned as a memento mori, a reminder that everything that lives must die. The symbol was used by several fraternal groups as a sober reminder of the importance of leading a moral life. It was also part of the Odd Fellows ritual of rebirth. As one Odd Fellows monitor noted, it was the symbol \u201cperhaps\u2026used most frequently, in both sacred and profane mysteries, as a means of impressing the mind with a realizing sense of the seriousness of the end of life.\u201d One regalia catalog listed plaques similar to this one as \u201cemblems to hang in lodge room\u201d that were sold as one piece in a set of sixteen or eighteen emblems. The skull and crossbones appears frequently in Masonic contexts as well. It serves as a focal point in a \u201cchamber of reflection,\u201d an anteroom outfitted with arcane symbols intended to encourage deep self-contemplation before a candidate begins his degree.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Independent Order of Odd Fellows Skull and Crossbones Plaque,\" 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. Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1875"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1875\u20131900"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, January 21, 2016 - Sunday, May 8, 2016","exhibitionEndISODate":"2016-05-08","exhibitionID":"168","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2016-01-21","exhibitionBeginDate":"2016","exhibitionTitle":"Mystery and Benevolence","exhibitionEndDate":"2016"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Sunday, May 29, 2022 - Friday, September 5, 2025","exhibitionEndISODate":"2025-09-05","exhibitionID":"247","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2022-05-29","exhibitionBeginDate":"2022","exhibitionTitle":"Mystery & Benevolence (Travel)","exhibitionEndDate":"2025"}]},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"15 1/2 diam. x 4\""}}]}