1. Material:
  2. cloth (367)

Independent Order of Odd Fellows mourning ribbon

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown
Origin Date:
1865
Materials:
cloth
Measurements:
overall: 6 in x 2 1/4 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0147
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

Very plain cream silk ribbon. All text stamped in black "I.O.O.F. of Pennsylvania." Independent Order of Odd Fellows ribbon. Top and bottom edges of ribbon are frayed. This ribbon was worn at the Philadelphia funeral service on April 22, 1865, along the route of the Lincoln funeral train. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum