Button
- Object Name:
- Button
- Object ID:
- 1991.500.01
- Place of Origin:
- Exeter, NH
- Date:
- 1906
- Description:
- Pin button, New Hampshire State Flower, with ribbon. Circular button, plastic-covered paper on metal. Color image of goldenrod. Printed paper label on back: "NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE FLOWER / COMPLIMENTS OF / Stephen H. Gale / Exeter, N.H. / September 18, 1906 / The W. & H. Co. Patents / July 17, '94, April 14, '96 / July 21, '96". Two pieces of gold-colored silk ribbon. Brass pin on back.
- Material:
- Metal
Paper
Plastic
Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-4 W-2.8 D-0.15 Dia-1.25 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Elwin L. Page Papers at the NHHS library (mss. 1986-29).
The goldenrod was one of the candidates for the New Hampshire state flower in 1919, but the purple lilac was selected. In 1991, the pink lady's slipper was selected as the state wildflower. - Credit Line:
- Found in Collection
- Subjects:
- Flowers, Goldenrod, Buttons (Information artifacts)
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