Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Member in oval frame
1880-1920
Maker not marked
USA (likely)
Photograph or crayon enlargement on paper with crayon or pencil, frame: wood composite, glass
frame: 24-1/2"h x 18-1/2"w x 2"d
Museum Purchase
2021.019

Black and white photo (crayon enlargement), treated with crayon or pencil, of an African American Grand United Order of Odd Fellows member in an oval wooden frame with convex glass. Man pictured is standing; he wears a top hat, a three-quarter length coat, and dark pants and shoes, as well as a fringed fraternal collar and apron. His left hand rests on a bench. Frame is stained and varnished in a striped brown and black style, and has an inner ring of silver paint.