Banner
- Object Name:
- Banner
- Object ID:
- 2002.647.02
- Creator:
- Titcomb, Mary Bradish (1858-1927) -- Artist
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Banner. Attributed to Mary Bradish Titcomb (1858-1927), Boston, MA; c.1900. Pennant-type. Hand stitched. Intended for horizontal display. Hand painted oval shaped profile (center) of the Old Man of the Mountain in shades of gray on an Aniline dyed ribbed silk taffeta. Monogram/cypher "MBT" painted lower right corner beneath oval. Brown silk plain weave backing. Five 6" lengths of ribbon, four of which are still knotted, stitched to the hoist end (original six, one detached).
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-21.25 L-39 inches
- Provenance:
- Commissioned by member Kate Sanborn (1839-1917) for the New Hampshire's Daughters of Boston, MA. A U.S. flag and two banners were given to the New Hampshire Historical Society by New Hampshire's Daughters in 1918.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Titcomb, Mary Bradish (1858-1927), Sanborn, Kate (1839-1917), Dearborn, Sarah F. (1854-1929)
- Subjects:
- Old Man of the Mountain, Silk, Banners, Flags, Textiles
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