Flag

Object Name:

Flag

Object ID:

1917.010 a

Place of Origin:

New Hampshire

Date:

1909-1911

Description:

Flag. New Hampshire State Seal. Machine stitched. Painted on ribbed plain-weave blue silk taffeta. Round seal painted in center, 24" diameter, gold outer ring of laurel leaves and stars, inner ring with Latin text, "SIGILLUM REIPUBLICAE NEO HANTONIENSIS *1784*". Painted seal of a ship half on land and half in water with ocean and sun on horizon, nine men (sailors) in blue pants and blue hats working on shore with fire burning on shore in front of the ship. Hoist end hemmed 0.5" with three silver-toned metal grommets, one on each corner and one at center. Three sides with 2.5" gold silk fringe. Separate wooden staff 57" long x 2" diameter with brass spade-shaped finial with. Brass loop with 62" two-ply gold cord doubled and tied at center with a 7" wooden core tassel on each end, located just below finial.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Wood
Brass

Dimensions:

W-52 L-44 inches

Provenance:

Presented by Gov. Henry B. Quinby. It was under his administration in 1909 that an official design for the flag was established. The Legislature of 1911 presented the first flag to Gov. Quinby, who in 1917 donated it to the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Credit Line:

Gift of Gov. Henry B. Quinby

People:

Quinby, Henry B. (1846-1924)

Subjects:

State seal (NH), State seals, State flags, Flags, Banners, Sunsets, Ships