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These state seals / podium plaques look good at home as well as on your office wall or official buildings such as the court house or sheriff's office for example. They make great gifts for friends colleagues or visiting officials. Hand carved from solid mahogany our state seals / podium plaques are then hand painted and varnished to give them a long lasting true color appearance. Manufactured at our own factory where quality control is of the highest importance we guarantee that no stick on letters or laser cutters are used on any of these products. Each state seal / podium plaque has a recessed keyhole slot in the rear to ensure a flush fitting on any surface. These seals are 3/4" deep with a 1/8" relief on the carving although special depth plaques are available on request, call 1-877-543-6094 for more details. We can manufacture any size of state seal / podium plaque up to 72" however any custom size can be accommodated.
If you want to have this beautiful seal as a table decoration we can supply specially manufactured stands.
Delivery Time: the normal delivery time is approximately four to six weeks, however we offer a 14 day express service, just select the plaques size above in the Express Delivery Option.
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Custom Seals: We can offer you a complete custom service if you do not see what you are looking for. We can take your artwork in most popular formats or we may even have your design in our extensive media library. For assistance by phone please call our Toll Free Number 1-877-543-6094 or click on the button below:
The State Seal, adopted by Governor John Hancock and the Council on December 13, 1780 and made official by the General Court on June 4, 1885, is circular and bears a representation of the arms of the Commonwealth encircled with the words, "Sigillum Reipublicae Massachusettensis" (Seal of the Republic of Massachusetts). The final form of the seal was determined by a statewide contest. The arms, according to legislative enactment, consist of "a shield having a blue field or surface with an Indian thereon, dressed in a shirt and moccasins, holding in his right hand a bow, and in his left hand an arrow, point downward, all of gold; and, in the upper corner of the field, above his right arm, a silver star with five points. The crest is a wreath of blue and gold, on which in gold is a right arm, bent at the elbow, clothed and ruffled, with the hand grasping a broadsword". The shield's shape is called "Plantagenet"; the Native American model used was of the Algonquin nation; the arrow points downward to indicate that the Indian is peaceful; and the star indicates that Massachusetts was one of the original thirteen states; it was sixth. The sword illustrates the Latin motto that is written in gold on a blue ribbon around the bottom of the shield: "Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem". This is the second of two lines written about 1659 by Algernon Sydney, English soldier and politician, in the Book of Mottoes in the King's Library in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was adopted in 1775 by the Provincial Congress and means, "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty". adopted (dd.mm.yyyy): 13.12.1780, 04.12.1885
