Odd Fellows Skull and Crossbones Plaque: Inscribed Verso: 'Reily, Ohio - Butler County'

He is smiling. Given the subject, that seems generous.

This Odd Fellows skull and crossbones plaque is carved and assembled wood, varnished, and inscribed on the back 'Reily, Ohio – Butler County'. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal society whose lodges used emblems like these to teach members about mortality and duty to one another. A dark wooden skull with a thin grin sits above crossed bones. Below runs a three-link chain holding the letters F, L and T. A plain, wide frame surrounds it. The plaque is 10.5 inches wide and 11.5 high.

Friendship, love, truth, and a reminder of how it all ends.