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Odd Fellows Plaques, (sculpture). Artist:  Williams, Augustus, fabricator. Ober, Samuel Foster, architect. S. F. Ober and Sons, architectural firm. Title:  Odd Fellows Plaques, (sculpture). Dates:  1875. Medium:  Sandstone. Dimensions:  3 plaques. Each plaque: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. 4 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque #1:) ODD FELLOWS HALL/1875 (On plaque #2:) SUMMIT ENCAMPMENT I.O.O.F/INSTITUTED A.D. 1870 (On plaque #3:) BASS RIVER LODGE.141.I.O.O.F/INSTITUTED 1851 Description:  Three reliefs depicting symbols of the Odd Fellows adorn the exterior walls of the Venetian Gothic building constructed for the International Order of Odd Fellows. The Odd Fellows Hall plaque features the eye and sunburst symbol of the International Order of Odd Fellows. The Summit Encampment plaque features a set of three columns flanked by a tent and a podium. The Bass River Lodge plaque features a hand rising from three chain links. Subject:  History -- United States Emblem Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Beverly Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by North Shore Community College, Beverly, Massachusetts Located International Order of Odd Fellows, 188-194 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts Remarks:  The International Order of Odd Fellows building was designed by Samuel Foster Ober of S. F. Ober and Sons. The masonry work was created by Augustus Williams. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS MA000320   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000320 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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