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Badge

Object Name:
Badge
Object ID:
1993.039.21.03
Creator:
Whitehead & Hoag Company -- Manufacturer
Place of Origin:
Newark, NJ
Date:
1894
Description:
Commemorative badge, New Hampshire Medical Societry. Blue silk, silver text, silver ribbon holder, pin. Text, "ANNUAL / MEETING / STATE / Medical Soc'y / CONCORD, N.H. / May 24-25, 97". Pin with New Hampshire state seal. Maker's mark on paper back, "Whitehead & Hoag / [Rib]bon, Metal and Cellu[loid] / Badges, / __ Buttons / Flags and Ban[ners] / Newark, N.J." and patent date 1894.
Material:
Textile
Metal
Silk
Dimensions:
W-1.5 L-4.5 inches
Provenance:
From the object collection of the New Hampshire Medical Society, including medicine bottles, doctor's kits, and other medical equipment used in New Hampshire, 18th through 20th century.
Credit Line:
Gift of New Hampshire Medical Society
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