Seal
- Title:
- SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE / 1776
- Object Name:
- Seal
- Object ID:
- 1987.049
- Creator:
- Charles, Lincoln
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH / Franklin, NH
- Date:
- 1987
- Description:
- New Hampshire State Seal, cast in aluminum/zinc alloy and painted with enamels; cast lettering around circumference; "SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE / 1776"; painted by donor in gold, blue, green, read and brown colors. Weight: 19 pounds.
- Material:
- Metal
Aluminum
Zinc
Enamel - Dimensions:
- D-1 Dia-19 inches Weight-304 oz
- Provenance:
- Based on a wood carving designed in 1930s by an employee of the Eastman Foundry, Concord. Mold made from wood carving. Donor had 3 sand castings made in 1986 in Franklin, N.H. One was given to S.A.R. headquarters in Louisville, KY, 1 to NHHS; 1 kept by donor. Mold given to the State of N.H.
Cast by Lincoln Charles, (Franklin, NH). Painted by donor: Frederick M. Wood. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Frederick M. Wood
- People:
- Wood, Frederick M. (1912-2008)
- Subjects:
- State seal (NH)
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