1.03.137

Robe, Fraternal

1910 Approximate

Odd Fellows Ceremonial IOOF Robe of Assistant Priest Third Degree Costume. Material: textile, metal. Size: 21" W. x 56" L. Description: black velvet floor length robe with blue trim; round neckline and collar edged with blue embroidery; front closure from neckline to hemline with ten black metal snaps and a blue tasseled cord belt; long sleeves with lower sleeve and hemline encircled with a band of blue silk bordered with a scroll pattern of blue embroidery; fully lined with brown cotton; neckline label: "Ass't Priest".

Waseca organization: Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.), a secret society for the mutual aid and benefit of the members, originated in England in the 18th Century. Odd Fellows ceremonial robe. Third Degree Costume of Assistant Priest. Used by Waseca Comee Lodge #25.