Badge

Object Name:

Badge

Object ID:

1996.504.08

Creator:

Whitehead Hoag Company

Place of Origin:

Newark, NJ

Date:

1941

Description:

Badge, ribbon, New Hampshire Medical Society 150th anniversary, 1941. Green satin ribbon with gold printing, "150TH / ANNUAL MEETING / OF THE / N. H. / MEDICAL SOCIETY / 1791-1941 / HOTEL CARPENTER / MANCHESTER / MAY-13-14". "SMITH" written in ink on paper nametag inserted in plastic sleeve. Metal button at top. Green enamel circle with gold letters "N H M S". Red enamel cross on white enamel circle in center. Silver metal button on reverse, screwed to front button; stamped "WHITEHEAD HOAG CO. / NEWARK, N.J."

Material:

Metal
Enamel
Textile
Satin

Dimensions:

H-4.8 W-1.6 inches

Provenance:

Accompanied by a typescript note dated May 14, 1941, from Dr. Henry O. Smith regarding the design of the button. He said the design was presented at a meeting of the Medical Society in 1906: "...the green and white are the colors of Dartmouth College and the center is the color of the American Medical Association." Although it was supposed to be the permanent badge of the Society, the design was replaced after just three years. But an original button was found and copied for use during the Society's sesquicentennial in 1941.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

Subjects:

Meetings, Anniversaries