Banner
- Object Name:
- Banner
- Object ID:
- 1994.040.02
- Creator:
- Tiffany Company
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1860
- Description:
- Banner, political campaign. Presented to the Republicans of Claremont, NH, by the Republicans of Keene, NH, as a trophy of the March 13, 1860 state elections. Possibly made by Tiffany Company. Was double sided but now in two parts (see 1994.040.01). Depicts Lady Liberty wearing a green and red toga with a white and blue sash and motto "LIBERTY UNION" painted on a ribbed silk plain weave. Banner has straight top and sides and rounded bottom edge that comes to a point in the middle. Lady Liberty holds a red, white, and blue Phrygian cap on the end of a staff in her right hand and a wreath in her left. She stands against the backdrop of a cityscape. Housed in a pressure-mounted frame with a brass-toned edge and a navy blue background fabric.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-37.5 W-29 inches
- Provenance:
- Banner presented to Claremont Republican party by Keene Republican party as part of a contest around the March 13, 1860 statewide elections for governor, senators, and councilors.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Gertrude Mallary
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