Ribbon, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Ribbon, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1993.011.06
- Creator:
- Pittsfield Weaving Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Pittsfield, NH
- Date:
- 1982
- Description:
- Woven gray nylon ribbon (bookmark) commemorating Pittsfield, NH, bicentennial, 1982. Woven (black) images and text. Obverse: image of town of Pittsfield in circle, with text below: "1782 BICENTENNIAL 1982 / PITTSFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE", followed by schedule of events, including hot air balloon rally, then "PROMOTED BY THE PITTSFIELD ROTARY CLUB / LAYOUT BY PITTSFIELD WEAVING CO. / WOVEN BY PITTSFIELD WEAVING CO. / COMPUTER PATTERN BY JERRY VALENTA & SONS INC." Reverse: image of hot air balloon, with text below: "1782 BICENTENNIAL 1982 / PITTSFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE", followed by 1982 calendar.
- Material:
- Textile
Nylon - Dimensions:
- H-10.75 W-4 inches
- Provenance:
- Donated to NHHS along with drawings and bank records when New Dartmouth Bank took over N.H. Savings Bank building at 27 North State Street, Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the New Dartmouth Bank
- Subjects:
- Bicentennials, Bookmarks, Calendars, Commemorative objects, Hot air balloons, Ribbons, Schedules, Townscapes
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