Plate, Engraving

Object Name:

Plate, Engraving

Object ID:

2007.016

Creator:

French, Daniel Chester (1850-1931) -- Sculptor

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1911

Description:

Printing plate, steel. Master die for printing the seal of the New Hampshire Historical Society. Engraved by American Bank Note Company, Boston, c. 1911. Vertical rectangle. Seal consists of ovoid shield with border containing the words, "THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY / MDCCCXXIII". In center of shield is an open book with Greek letters alpha and omega. Above book is a sunburst. Below book is an Indian skull with feathered headdress, branches of apple and pine, and an arrowhead. Below shield are words, "THE N.H. HISTORICAL SOCIETY / SPECIAL B-1000 [B-1000 is crossed out] / AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. BOSTON / V-39020". All words and image are in reverse. Plate is in original storage envelope which is labeled in red ink, "V39020 / B1000" [B1000 is crossed out].

Material:

Metal
Steel

Dimensions:

H-4.6 W-3.5 D-0.2 inches

Provenance:

From the archives of the American Bank Note Company.

The seal was designed by Exeter, NH, native Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) in 1911 as part of the portal sculpture for the new NHHS building.

Credit Line:

Gift of John Albanese Numismatics

People:

French, Daniel Chester (1850-1931)

Subjects:

Apple Trees, Arrowheads, Book, Feathers, Headdresses, New Hampshire Historical Society, NH Historical Society, NHHS, Pine Trees, Plate, Printing, Seal, Seals, Skulls, Sunburst