Banner

Object Name:

Banner

Object ID:

1983.028.08

Place of Origin:

New Hampshire

Date:

1876-1885

Description:

Church Banner and coss bar. From the White Memorial Universalist Sunday School, Concord, NH. Navy ribbed weave silk taffeta. Banner measures 35.25" x 23". Hand stitched 1.75" braided metal wrapped fringe with a linen core yarn. For vertical display. Rectangular shape with a flammuled bottom edge. Oak cross bar, 27" long x 1" diameter, with a brass point on each end, fed through six tabs of 0.5" woven metal tape tabs that have been stitched to the hoist end. Three brass rings screwed into the cross bar, with 22.5" metal cord with a 5" double noted loop in the center is attached to the two outer rings. Obverse (navy silk) side with gold lettering outlined in yellow, red, and black: "FIRST / UNIVERSALIST / SUNDAY / SCHOOL, / CONCORD, / N.H." Other side is red ribbed-weave silk with gold lettering outlined in yellow, red, and black: "FAITHFULNESS." With wooden pole and stand, stored separately.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Linen
Oak

Dimensions:

W-27.5 L-36 inches

Provenance:

Associated with the White Memorial Universalist Church (organized 1842), Concord, NH, and/or the family of Nathaniel (1811-1880) and Armenia (1817-1916) White, benefactors for whom the Church was renamed in 1885.

Credit Line:

Gift of White Memorial Universalist Church

People:

White, Armenia S. (1817-1916), White, Nathaniel (1811-1880)

Subjects:

Sunday schools, Churches, Church schools, Universalist churches, Textiles painted, Flags, Banners, Wood, Silk, Flammules