Case, Flag
- Object Name:
- Case, Flag
- Object ID:
- 1917.010 b
- Date:
- 1917
- Description:
- Glazed mahogany case (frame) for first New Hampshire State Flag (1917.010 a), after act of 1909, which established the official design. Plaque attached to bottom face of frame: "FIRST LEGALLY AUTHORIZED / STATE FLAG. / 1909". Flag staff resting inside frame at bottom.
- Material:
- Wood
Mahogany
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-65.5 W-73.5 D-3 inches
- Provenance:
- Flag donated by Governor Henry B. Quinby. It was under his administration in 1909 that an official design for the flag was established. The Legislature of 1911 presented the first flag to Gov. Quinby, who in 1917 donated it to the New Hampshire Historical Society. He requested that a case be made for it, like the cases for the other exhibited flags.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Gov. Henry B. Quinby
- People:
- Quinby, Henry B. (1846-1924)
- Subjects:
- Flags, State seal (NH)
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