Wooden plaque, painted red, with a brass Pepperell Manufacturing Company dragon trademark symbol attached to the front. An inscription in pencil on the bottom indicates that this represents the "Pepperell griffon" of 1952.
Made/Created
Time Period
20th Century
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Location
Bottom
Transcription
1931 [or 1981] / O. P. PETERSON / RT. 302 / N. WINDHAM
and
9/22/70 PEPPERELL GRIFFIN 1852 PLH
Material/Technique
Pencil
Dimensions
Height
5-3/4 in
Width
6-3/8 in
Depth
3/4 in
Dimension Notes
Backrest 1.50 D
Material
Wood, Brass
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical Context
Label
The winged Pepperell Griffin was adopted by the Pepperell Manufacturing Company as its symbol in 1851, the year after it was founded in Biddeford, Maine. A composite mythological creature with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle, the griffin was used as a symbol and a decorative motif as far back as ancient times.
