Banner

Object Name:

Banner

Object ID:

2004.028

Date:

1908-1921

Description:

Banner. Dark blue wool felt, shield shape, with painted decoration. Gray battleship within gold ship's wheel. Black lettering on wheel: "*U*S*S* / *NEW HAMPSHIRE*". Gold lettering, lower left: "Happy / New / Year". Father Time above, holding scythe in one hand and handle of wheel in other. American flag on left. Gray banner with anchor on right.Saluting boy in gray sailor suit, lower right. Yellow felt sleeve on top edge, containing metal rod with ball on each end. Hanging cord of braided brown metallic thread with tassel on each end. Used for New Year's celebrations on the battleship U.S.S. New Hampshire.

Banner. Dark blue wool felt, shield shape, with transfered design. Gray battleship within gold ship's wheel. Black lettering on wheel: "*U*S*S* / *NEW HAMPSHIRE*". Gold lettering, lower left: "Happy / New / Year". Father Time above, holding scythe in one hand and handle of wheel in other. American flag with 38 stars on left. Gray banner with anchor on the right side is an early verison of naval militia flag. Saluting boy in gray sailor suit, lower right. Yellow wool felt sleeve machine stitched on top edge, containing metal rod with ball on each end. Hanging cord of braided brown metallic thread with tassel on each end. Used for New Year's celebrations on the battleship U.S.S. New Hampshire.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Metal

Dimensions:

W-11.5 L-12.5 D-0.4 inches

Provenance:

Purchased by donor at South Bay Auctions, East Moriches, NY, in 2002 or 2003. From the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Boleslaw Mastai.

The U.S.S. New Hampshire was commissioned in 1908 and decommissioned in 1921.

Credit Line:

Gift of Henry W. Moeller

People:

Mastai, Boleslaw

Subjects:

Father Time, American flag, scythe, Celebrations, Banners, Textiles, Textiles printed, Wool