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Description
The Tuscan Opera House was built as a lodge for the International Order Of Odd Fellows (IOOF) and the Rebekahs around 1895. This small commemorative dish was sold in local stores to commemorate its completion. In addition to the lodge located on the third floor, the Tuscan Opera House was used as a community building and hosted numerous events for Dixfield and surrounding towns for over eighty years.
About This Item
- Title: IOOF Lodge #22 Souvenir Dish, Dixfield, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Dixfield, Oxford County, ME
- Media: China dish
- Dimensions: 9.5 cm x 19 cm x 3 cm
- Local Code: 2014-87, Artifact #97.54
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Buildings--Maine--Dixfield
- Commemorative glassware
- Daughters of Rebekah
- International Order of Odd Fellows. Dixfield Lodge No. 22 (Dixfield, Me.)
- Opera houses--Maine--Dixfield
- Porcelain
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For more information about this item, contact:
Dixfield Historical Society59 Main Street, PO Box 182, Dixfield, ME 04224
(207) 562-7595
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