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The Flags and Symbols of Massachusetts ClipArt gallery includes 18 illustrations of flags, seals, and other insignia related to the commonwealth.

Color illustration of a 13 Star United States flag. The original 13 stars represent the states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island. This flag was in use from June 14, 1777 until May 1, 1795.

13 Star United States Flag, 1776

Color illustration of a 13 Star United States flag. The original 13 stars represent the states of Delaware,…

Black line illustration of a 13 Star United States flag. The original 13 stars represent the states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island. This flag was in use from June 14, 1777 until May 1, 1795.

13 Star United States Flag, 1776

Black line illustration of a 13 Star United States flag. The original 13 stars represent the states…

The Arm of Boston, the parliamentary and municipal borough and seaport town in England.

Boston

The Arm of Boston, the parliamentary and municipal borough and seaport town in England.

The "Pine Tree Flag" is a generic name for a number of flags used by Massachusetts and by New England from 1686 to 1776.

The Pine Tree Flag

The "Pine Tree Flag" is a generic name for a number of flags used by Massachusetts and by New England…

The seal of Harvard University in Massachusetts.

Seal of Harvard

The seal of Harvard University in Massachusetts.

"Liberty Tree. I am indebted to the Hon. David Sears, of Boston, for this sketch of the 'Liberty Tree,' as it appeared just previous to its destruction by the British troops and Tories, during the siege of Boston in August, 1775. Mr. Sears has erected a row of fine buildings upon the site of the old grove of elms, of which this tree was one; and within a niche, on the front of one of them, and exactly over the spot where the <em>Liberty Tree</em> stood, he has placed a sculptured representation of it, as seen in the picture. From the time of the Stamp Act excitement until the armed possession of Boston by General Gage and his troops in 1774, that tree had been the rallying-place for the patriots, and had fallen, in consequence, much in disfavor with the friends of government. It was inscribed 'Liberty Tree,' and the ground under it was called 'Liberty Hall.' The Essex Gazette of August 31st, 1775, in describing the destruction of the tree, says, 'They made a furious attack upon it. After a long spell of laughing and grinning, sweating, swearing, and foaming with malice diabolical, they cut down the tree because it bore the name of liberty. A soldier was killed by falling from one of its branches during the operation.'"&mdash;Lossing, 1851

Liberty Tree

"Liberty Tree. I am indebted to the Hon. David Sears, of Boston, for this sketch of the 'Liberty Tree,'…

The official seal of the U.S. state of Massachusetts in 1889.

Massachusetts

The official seal of the U.S. state of Massachusetts in 1889.

The United States seal of Massachusetts in 1788.

Massachusetts

The United States seal of Massachusetts in 1788.

The state banner of Massachusetts, the bay state.

Massachusetts

The state banner of Massachusetts, the bay state.

"Pine Tree Flag of Massachusetts."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Massachusetts Flag

"Pine Tree Flag of Massachusetts."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

Seal of Massachusetts Bay Company

Massachusetts Seal

Seal of Massachusetts Bay Company

Seal of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1876

Massachusetts seal

Seal of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1876

Seal of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1890

Massachusetts seal

Seal of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1890

Seal of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1876

Massachusetts seal

Seal of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1876

The Seal of the State of Massachusetts. The seal has a shield in the center with a Algonquin Native American holding a bow and arrow. Around the shield, is a blue ribbon with the state motto, 'Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem" which means "By the sword we seek peace, but only under liberty."

Seal of Massachusetts

The Seal of the State of Massachusetts. The seal has a shield in the center with a Algonquin Native…

Seal of the colony of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts seal

Seal of the colony of Massachusetts.

Seal of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1875

Massachusetts Seal

Seal of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1875

Seal of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1913

Massachusetts seal

Seal of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1913