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Object Name

Emblem - 250th Anniversary

Object Number

2017-08-28

Description

Square metal plate with printed emblem of Litchfield's 250th anniversary celebration seal. Printed with black ink, offset lithography. Seal shows a Native American and European settler set in two rings of text, "1719 ANNIVERSARY 1969/LITCHFIELD, CONNECTICUT/250 YEARS" in the first; the second ring contains the marks of the fourteen Native American representatives and two colonial negotiators who signed the 1715 deed granting land to Litchfield's settlers.

Provenance

Donor was a member of the town committee that planned the 250th anniversary celebration.

Category

Communication Artifacts

Date Made

1969

Dimensions

Overall height 3.375", width 3.375"

Materials

metal

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