Catalogue Number
NMLH.2016.14.17
Object Name
Mug
Title
Manchester Unity, Ancient Order of Oddfellows
People
Garibaldi
Date
Mid 19thc c
Description
Friendly Society Memorabilia collected by Peter Gosden of the University of Leeds. Gosden was the author of 'The Friendly Societies in England, 1815-1875' (Manchester University Press, 1961) and 'Self Help- Voluntary Associations in Nineteenth Century Britain' (Studies in Economic and Socieal History, 1973). The collection was presented to the museum in March 2016.
Ancient Order of Oddfellows mug depicting Garibaldi. A ceramic frog sits inside the mug.
Garibaldi, the Italian patriot was a British working class hero and toured extensively between campaigns of liberation to huge crowrds. Man pubs and frienddly society branches adopted his name. It is possible that the manufacturer here just re-used an available stock of Oddfellows mugs with an Garibaldi image. The Oddfellows image is crudely washed out.
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