Plate, License
- Object Name:
- Plate, License
- Object ID:
- 2024.023.01
- Place of Origin:
- Newfields, NH
- Date:
- 2024
- Description:
- Plate, License. Newfields, NH, 175th anniversary aluminum license plate. 2024. Background of the plate shows a stylized bird's-eye 19th-century illustration of Newfields, in light and dark lavender colors, facing west, with the Swampscott River in the foreground. A two-masted schooner is at a wharf, with the buildings of the Swamscot Machine Company extending uphill from the waterfront. A full-color image of a Bellamy Eagle with a banner reading "Pax et Libertas!" partially covers the background illustration. Above is navy blue text "NEWFIELDS / NEW HAMPSHIRE / 175TH ANNIVERSARY", while below is "1849 - 2024," also in navy blue.
- Material:
- Aluminum
Paint - Dimensions:
- H-6.125 W-12.125 inches
- Provenance:
- In 2024 Newfields, New Hampshire, celebrated the 175th anniversary of its incorporation as a town (1849). As a fundraiser, the town sold a commemorative license plate, mug, coin, Christmas ornament, clothing, and other branded merchandise.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Amy and Michael Sununu
- Subjects:
- Anniversaries, Commemorative objects, Commemoration, Signs
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