Sign
- Object Name:
- Sign
- Object ID:
- 2006.021
- Place of Origin:
- Peterborough, NH
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Sign, painted pine, "MONADNOCK / SPORTSMEN'S / CLUB" in stylized gilt lettering on black smalt ground. Three horizontal boards mortised together. Heavy molded frame, gilded on inner and outer edge. Two large eye screws on top edge.
- Material:
- Wood
Pine - Dimensions:
- H-24.4 W-33.5 D-2.1 inches
- Provenance:
- The Monadnock Sportsmen's Club was established in Peterborough, NH, probably before 1900. It is known to have had 60 members in 1922. It promoted and protected hunting and fishing in the Peterborough area. It also maintained the Wapack Trail from Barrett Mountain to North Pack Monadnock. This sign probably hung on the club house.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- Subjects:
- Sports, Fishing, Hunting, Hunting & fishing clubs
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