Sign

Object Name:

Sign

Creator:

Blunt, John S. (1798-1835) -- Artist

Date:

1819

Material:

Wood
Pine
Glass

Dimensions:

H-52 W-24 D-1.75 inches

Description:

Sign. New Hampshire State Seal, painted by John S. Blunt (1798-1835), 1819. Oil on a convex white pine panel, with engaged framing; surmounted by an urn. State of New Hampshire seal surrounded by a laurel wreath tied at base with a red ribbon painted on carved circular panel; Signed "J. S. Blunt 1819" center foreground on front of panel. "SIGILLUM REIPUBLICAE NEO-HANTONIENSIS 1784" painted in gold on band frame. "BUILT / 1816" painted in reverse on rectangular glass panel mounted in base, above tapered support with acorn drop. Gilded trim.

Provenance:

The paper label on the reverse of the seal incorrectly identifies it as having been the sign of the Merrimack County Bank which was first chartered as the Concord Bank in 1806 and in 1826 rechartered under the name Merrimack County Bank. This state seal, signed and dated by John S. Blunt 1819, is similar in design to a gallery clock made by Timothy Chandler for the Senate Chamber and was displayed in the interior of the newly completed New Hampshire State House in Concord.

Subjects:

Government, Seals, Symbols, State seal (NH), Signs

People:

Blunt, John S. (1798-1835)

Place of Origin:

Portsmouth, NH

Collection Name:

Inventory

Item Number:

1966.550.05

Accession Number:

1966.550

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the New Hampshire Historical Society

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

Participating Organization:

New Hampshire Historical Society