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Mrs. Hannah Newman
Title
Mrs.
Hannah
Newman
Accession ID number
1973.52.205
Object Type
plaque
Creator
James
A.
Wehn
Date
1930
Rights
Property
of the
Washington
State
Historical
Society
-
All
Rights
Reserved
Full Description
Rectangular
plaque
made
of
plaster
and
painted
to
look
like
patinated
bronze.
The
plaque
shows
a
profile
view
of
Mrs.
Hannah
Newman
in a
medallion.
Her
hair
is
pulled
back
into a
bun
and she
is
wearing
a
shirt
with a
floppy
collar.
Under
the
medallion
are
two
pine
cones
and
large
rectangular
area
with
raised
lettering.
Back
has
drilled
hole
for
hanging.
Location
Research
Center
,
WSHS
Collection
Inscription
[Inscribed
around
the
lower
outer
rim
of
medallion]:
James
A.
Wehn
Sc.
[inscribed
in
raised
lettering
under
medallion]:
Mrs.
Hannah
Newman/
With
courage
and
faith
in
the/
development
of
our
city
owned/
this
ground
from
pioneer
days/
until
the
erection
of this
building/
1930
Subject
art;
sculpture;
Hannah
Newman;
women's
history;
pioneer;
pine
cone;
portrait;
woman
Remarks
note
in
file
states
that this
plaque
was
comissioned
by
Hannah
Newman's
husband
,
John
"Packer
Jack"
Newman
in
1930
and was
erected
on the
southwest
corner
of
6th
Avenue
and
Union
Avenue
in
Seattle
,
WA.
Electronic Publisher
Washington
State
Historical
Society
Description
plaster;
cast;
paint;
rectangle;
bronze-color
Date Digital
2007-03-16
Dimension
length: 23" width: 15.125" depth:1"
File Characteristics
Digital photograph taken with an Olympus C8080WZ digital camera, adjustments made using Photoshop CS.
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