Sign, Trade
- Object Name:
- Sign, Trade
- Object ID:
- 2004.050
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Advertising sign. Reverse painting on glass. Gold and silver gilt letters on field of clouds: "The / Granite State / Fire Insurance Company, / of Portsmouth, N.H." Scene of Cog Railway at summit of Mount Washington in upper left corner. Mahogany frame with gilded liner. Back covered with black paper, sealed at edges.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-25 W-37 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired by the donor from the offices of the New Hampshire Insurance Group, Portsmouth, NH. Conserved by Barbara Beardsley, Raymond, NH. A nearly identical sign was sold at a Martin Willis auction in Portsmouth in 1990; see 1990.74.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William J. and Frances G. DesGrosseilliers
- People:
- Jones, Frank (1832-1902)
- Subjects:
- Cog Railway, Mount Washington
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