Seal
- Object Name:
- Seal
- Object ID:
- 1973.001.02 b
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Seal. Round cast brass die. Obverse: "The Proprietors / of the / Cornish / Bridge." engraved in feathered script in reverse around a suspension bridge supported by two stone piers horizontally across center. Raised back and threaded hole to insert handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-0.5 Dia-1.25 inches
- Provenance:
- The Cornish Bridge and corporate records sold to the State of New Hampshire in 1935. Papers and objects related to the Cornish Bridge given to the New Hampshire Historical Society by the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, January 1936. Seals transferred from the library to the museum collection in 1973.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire
- Subjects:
- Transportation, Bridges
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